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Plant succession : theory and prediction
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In this paper, the nature of vegetation dynamics is discussed, and individual-based models of forest succession are presented, from population dynamics to community dynamics: modeling succession as a species replacement process R. van Hulst.Abstract:
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.read more
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