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Gap-phase Forest Dynamics

Gap-Phase Forest Dynamics is a theoretical framework in forest ecology that explains successional processes and species coexistence through the regeneration and development of vegetation following the creation of canopy gaps by disturbances such as tree fall or mortality.

417

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33.2K

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1K

Authors

443

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2017–2026

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Publications

417

Light-Gap Disturbances, Recruitment Limitation, and Tree Diversity in a Neotropical Forest

Stephen P. Hubbell, Robin B. Foster, Shay O’Brien et al. · Science · 1999 · 1.6K citations

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Canopy Gaps and the Two Major Groups of Forest Trees

T. C. Whitmore · Ecology · 1989 · 1K citations

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Patterns of Disturbance in Some Old‐Growth Mesic Forests of Eastern North America

James R. Runkle · Ecology · 1982 · 960 citations

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Gap‐Phase Regeneration in a Tropical Forest

Nicholas Brokaw · Ecology · 1985 · 827 citations

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Life History Diversity of Canopy and Emergent Trees in a Neotropical Rain Forest

Deborah A. Clark, David B. Clark · Ecological Monographs · 1992 · 757 citations

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Authors

1K

  1. TT
    Thomas T. Veblen

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    8 publications · 699 citations

    8

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  2. NB
    Nicholas Brokaw

    Manomet Conservation Sciences, United States

    8 publications · 2.5K citations

    8

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  3. FB
    Frans Bongers

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    7 publications · 776 citations

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  4. JZ
    Jiaojun Zhu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    7 publications · 223 citations

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  5. HH
    Herman H. Shugart

    University of Virginia, United States

    5 publications · 280 citations

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Institutions

443

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    40 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. US Forest Service

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

    Tsukuba, Japan

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    758 citations

  5. Université du Québec à Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Ljubljana

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    302 citations

  8. Institute of Applied Ecology

    Shenyang, China

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    862 citations

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Venues

  1. Forest Ecology and Management

    77 publications · 4.1K citations

    40

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  2. Canadian Journal of Forest Research

    26 publications · 2.6K citations

    24

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  3. Ecology

    25 publications · 7.1K citations

    22

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  4. Journal of Vegetation Science

    JVS · 24 publications · 1.2K citations

    21

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  5. Journal of Ecology

    16 publications · 2.2K citations

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