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Disturbance Patch Dynamics

Disturbance Patch Dynamics is a theoretical framework within landscape ecology that describes the spatiotemporal patterns of ecosystem patches undergoing recurrent disturbances, distinguished by its focus on the size, shape, distribution, and successional trajectory of disturbed areas over time.

72

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11.9K

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214

Authors

140

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

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Publications

72

The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics.

Jonathan Proctor, Steward T. A. Pickett, P. S. White · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1986 · 4K citations

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Disturbance, Patch Formation, and Community Structure

Simon A. Levin, Robert T. Paine · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1974 · 996 citations · Full text

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The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics.

William J. Sutherland, Steward T. A. Pickett, P. S. White · Journal of Ecology · 1986 · 956 citations

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Patch Dynamics and Stability of Some California Kelp Communities

Paul K. Dayton, Vickie Currie, Tim Gerrodette et al. · Ecological Monographs · 1984 · 548 citations

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Contagious Disturbance, Ecological Memory, and the Emergence of Landscape Pattern

Garry Peterson · Ecosystems · 2002 · 411 citations

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Authors

214

  1. TK
    Timo Kuuluvainen

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    4 publications · 457 citations

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  2. ST
    Steward T. A. Pickett

    Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, United States

    4 publications · 5K citations

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  3. RS
    Rupert Seidl

    BOKU University, Austria

    3 publications · 555 citations

    3

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  4. BG
    Bengt Gunnar Jonsson

    Mid Sweden University, Sweden

    3 publications · 242 citations

    3

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  5. PS
    P. S. White

    Oregon State University, United States

    3 publications · 4.1K citations

    3

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Institutions

140

  1. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    685 citations

  3. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany

    Průhonice, Czechia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    65 citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    779 citations

  5. BOKU University

    Vienna, Austria

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Czech Academy of Sciences

    Prague, Czechia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    65 citations

  7. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    652 citations

  8. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    50 citations

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Venues

  1. Ecology

    9 publications · 825 citations

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  2. Journal of Vegetation Science

    JVS · 5 publications · 270 citations

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  3. Forest Ecology and Management

    4 publications · 415 citations

    4

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  4. Ecography

    4 publications · 257 citations

    4

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  5. Landscape Ecology

    4 publications · 377 citations

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