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Gap Succession

Gap Succession is a theoretical framework within the academic study of forest ecology that specifically delineates the ecological processes and species compositional changes occurring in canopy openings following disturbance, thereby distinguishing it from broader successional paradigms by focusing on the dynamics of forest gaps as discrete spatial and temporal units of regeneration and succession.

138

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10.2K

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353

Authors

157

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2017–2026

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Publications

138

A theoretical analysis of the frequency of gaps in plant stands

Tiit Nilson · Agricultural Meteorology · 1971 · 945 citations

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The Role of Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica L.) in the Maintenance of Stability in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems

P. L. Marks · Ecological Monographs · 1974 · 479 citations

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The impact of lianas on tree regeneration in tropical forest canopy gaps: evidence for an alternative pathway of gap‐phase regeneration

Stefan A. Schnitzer, James W. Dalling, Walter P. Carson · Journal of Ecology · 2000 · 472 citations · Full text

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A methodology for estimating canopy disturbance frequency and intensity in dense temperate forests

Craig G. Lorimer, Lee E. Frelich · Canadian Journal of Forest Research · 1989 · 458 citations

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Migration of vascular plants to secondary woodlands in southern Sweden

Jörg Brunet, Goddert von Oheimb · Journal of Ecology · 1998 · 332 citations · Full text

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Authors

353

  1. JL
    Justin L. Hart

    University of Alabama, United States

    4 publications · 212 citations

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  2. CG
    Craig G. Lorimer

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    4 publications · 558 citations

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  3. JR
    James R. Runkle

    Wright State University, United States

    4 publications · 239 citations

    4

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  4. WP
    Walter P. Carson

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    3 publications · 639 citations

    3

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  5. SA
    Stefan A. Schnitzer

    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

    3 publications · 601 citations

    3

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Institutions

157

  1. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    843 citations

  2. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    264 citations

  3. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    392 citations

  4. Université du Québec à Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    310 citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. Northern Research Station

    Madison, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    800 citations

  7. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    173 citations

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Venues

  1. Forest Ecology and Management

    27 publications · 1.6K citations

    23

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  2. Canadian Journal of Forest Research

    10 publications · 854 citations

    10

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  3. Journal of Ecology

    9 publications · 1.5K citations

    9

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  4. Journal of Vegetation Science

    JVS · 6 publications · 232 citations

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  5. Ecology

    6 publications · 756 citations

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