Plant Succession

Theory and prediction

D.C. Glenn-Lewin, R.K. Peet, T.T. Veblen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

1992 | 1993 ed.
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-26900-4 (ISBN)

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'Succession' is the term used to describe the phenomenon of changes in vegetational types in both time and space. The subject of the colonization and exploitation of 'new' areas by plants is a key one in ecology and this book summarizes the theoretical arguments currently raging about the topic.

Prologue. The nature of vegetation dynamics; D.C. Glenn-Lewin, E. van der Maarel. Establishment, colonization and persistence; A.G. van der Valk. Community structure and ecosystem properties; R.K. Peet. Regeneration dynamics; T.T. Veblen. From population dynamics to community dynamics: modeling succession as a species replacement process; R. van Hulst. Statistical models of succession; M.B. Usher. Individual-based models of forest succession; D.L. Urban, H.H. Shugart. Climate change and long-term vegetation dynamics; I.C. Prentice. Epilogue.

Reihe/Serie	Population and Community Biology Series ; 11
Zusatzinfo	X, 352 p.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
ISBN-10	0-412-26900-7 / 0412269007
ISBN-13	978-0-412-26900-4 / 9780412269004
Zustand	Neuware