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Forest Succession - Concepts and Application (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981)
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Forest Succession - Concepts and Application (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981)
Series: Springer Advanced Texts in Life Sciences
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Succession-nothing in plant, community, or ecosystem ecology has
been so elaborated by terminology, so much reviewed, and yet so
much the center of controversy. In a general sense, every ecologist
uses the concept in teaching and research, but no two ecologists
seem to have a unified concept of the details of succession. The
word was used by Thoreau to describe, from a naturalist's point of
view, the general changes observed during the transition of an old
field to a forest. As data accumulated, a lengthy taxonomy of
succession developed around early twentieth century ecologists such
as Cooper, Clements, and Gleason. Now, nearer the end of the
century, and after much discussion concerning the nature of
vegetation communities, where do ecologists stand with respect to
knowledge of ecological succession? The intent of this book is not
to rehash classic philosophies of succession that have emerged
through the past several decades of study, but to provide a forum
for ecologists to present their current research and present-day
interpretation of data. To this end, we brought together a group of
scientists currently studying terrestrial plant succession, who
represent research experience in a broad spectrum of different
ecosystem types. The results of that meeting led to this book,
which presents to the reader a unique summary of contemporary
research on forest succession.
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