Succession refers to a directional, predictable change in community structure over time (Grime 1979, Huston & Smith 1987). This change is due to shifts in the presence and relative abundance of ...

Early in succession, fast-growing microbial species adapted to the harsh conditions created by fire find an opportunity to thrive. Among these tiny warriors are members of the phylum Actinobacteria.

Researchers from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered that human activities ...

And understanding such dynamics across stages of succession can help inform targeted strategies for rehabilitating fire-affected areas. Microbial strategies and ecosystem renewal in early succession ...

The study of succession is now ubiquitous, being investigated in practically all ecosystems (e.g., aquatic, marine) with practically all taxonomic groups (e.g., fish, insects, protozoans, rodents).

Object Details Author Bardgett, Richard D Wardle, David A. 1963- Contents Controls on terrestrial ecosystem processes: an historical perspective -- Species and biotic interactions as ecosystem drivers ...

Issues related to the question of whether mangroves are steady state or successional systems are examined in light of recent studies and interpretations of mangrove ecosystem structure and function.

We propose an important revision to a previously published conceptual model of nutrient retention during terrestrial ecosystem succession, which predicted that ecosystem losses of limiting nutrients ...

The murky world at the bottom of the oceans is now a little clearer, thanks to a new study that tracks the evolution of marine sediment layers across hundreds of millions of years. It is a story of ...

Research and Professional Interests Dr. Van Dragt's research topics are Pacific lowland prairie restoration, plant succession on abandoned oil well sites in northern Michigan, and forest succession of ...