1. Deterministic theories predict that local communities assemble from a regional species pool based on niche differences, thus by plant functional adaptations. We tested whether functional traits can ...

Ecological succession is the progressive change, in an ecosystem, of species composition over time. With the change in species composition comes a series of modifications in community structure and ...

Thomas A. Spies, Eric White, Alan Ager, Jeffrey D. Kline, John P. Bolte, Emily K. Platt, Keith A. Olsen, Robert J. Pabst, Ana M.G. Barros, John D. Bailey, Susan ...

A long-term study spanning more than 50 years illustrates how the beavers that have returned to the Evo region in southern Finland have increased habitat biodiversity. This speaks to their significant ...

I’m an ecologist and currently a postdoctoral research associate with Princeton Environmental Institute, funded by NOAA. My research interests include forest dynamics, nutrient and carbon cycles, ...

Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Disturbance and succession / Edward A. Johnson and Kiyoko Miyanishi -- Introduction -- Disturbance as the nemesis of succession -- The chronosequence ...

EACH SEATTLE PARK has a unique character, and each offers unique opportunities for horticultural investigation. One particularly interesting (and aptly named) location is Discovery, the city’s largest ...