The ecology of natural disturbance and patch dynamics /

The ecology of natural disturbance and patch dynamics / edited by S.T.A. Pickett, P.S. White.

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Ecologists are aware of the importance of natural dynamics in ecosystems. Historically, the focus has been on the development in succession of equilibrium communities, which has generated an understanding of the composition and functioning of ecosystems. Recently, many have focused on the processes...

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Other Authors: Pickett, Steward T., 1950- (Editor), White, P. S. (Editor)
Other title:Patch dynamics.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Orlando, Florida : Academic Press, 1985.
Subjects:
Ecological disturbances.
Natural disasters > Environmental aspects.
Biotic communities.
Table of Contents:
  • Natural disturbance and patch dynamics: an introduction / P.S. White, S.T.A. Pickett
  • Disturbance regimes in temperate forests / James R. Runkle
  • Stand Dynamics in Chilean Nothofagus forests / Thomas T. Veblen
  • Treefalls, regrowth, and community structure in tropical forests / Nicholas V.L. Brokaw
  • Gap processes and large-scale disturbances in sand prairies / Orie L. Loucks, Mary L. Plumb-Mentjes, Deborah Rogers
  • Shrubland fire regimes and their evolutionary consequences / Norman L. Christensen
  • Disturbance and patch dynamics on rocky intertidal shores / Wayne P. Sousa
  • Disturbance and patch dynamics of subtidal marine animals on hard substrata / Joseph H. Connell, Michael J. Keough
  • Disturbance and vertebrates: an integrative perspective / James R. Karr, Kathryn E. Freemark
  • Vertebrate responses to environmental patchiness in arid and semiarid ecosystems / John A. Wiens.
  • The response of Woody plants to disturbance: patterns of establishment and growth / Charles D. Canham, P.L. Marks
  • Responses of forest herbs to canopy gaps / B.S. Collins, K.P. Dunne, Pickett
  • Adaptations of insects to disturbance / Timothy D. Schowalter
  • Within-patch dynamics of life histories, populations, and interactions: selection over time in small spaces / John N. Thompson
  • Animal population genetics and disturbance: the effects of local extinctions and recolonizations on heterozygosity and fitness / Robert C. Vrijenhoek
  • Plant population genetics and evolution in disturbed environments / Kevin Rice, Subodh Jain
  • Disturbance-mediated coexistence of species / Julie Sloan Denslow
  • Community turnover and ecosystem nutrient dynamics / Peter M. Vitousek
  • Natural disturbance and ecosystem energetics / Douglas G. Sprugel
  • Modeling forest landscapes and the role of disturbance in ecosystems and communities / H.H. Shugart, S.W. Seagle
  • Patch dynamics: a synthesis / Pickett, White.

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