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Mountain Succession

Mountain Succession is a theoretical framework in mountain ecology that describes the sequential development and transformation of plant communities along elevational gradients following environmental disturbance or initial colonization, distinguished by its explicit consideration of altitudinal zonation, climatic constraints, and biotic interactions unique to high-elevation ecosystems.

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6.2K

Citations

489

Authors

193

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

146

Uplift history of the Central and Northern Andes: A review

Kathryn M. Gregory‐Wodzicki · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 2000 · 999 citations

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Plant succession and soil development on the foreland of the Morteratsch glacier (Pontresina, Switzerland): Straight forward or chaotic?

Conradin A. Burga, Bertil Krüsi, Markus Egli et al. · Flora · 2010 · 214 citations

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Forest Succession in Relation to River Terrace Development in Olympic National Park, Washington

R. W. Fonda · Ecology · 1974 · 170 citations

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Primary succession in Westland National Park and its vicinity, New Zealand

P. Wardle · New Zealand Journal of Botany · 1980 · 140 citations

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Messages from a Mountain

Jerry F. Franklin, James A. MacMahon · Science · 2000 · 122 citations

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Authors

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  1. KP
    Karel Prach

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Czechia

    4 publications · 263 citations

    4

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  2. AF
    A. F. Mark

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    3 publications · 109 citations

    3

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  3. MO
    Masahiko Ohsawa

    Osaka City University, Japan

    2 publications · 116 citations

    2

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  4. BP
    B. P. J. Molloy

    Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, New Zealand

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

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  5. SL
    Steven L. Stephenson

    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, United States

    2 publications · 96 citations

    2

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1–5 of 489

Institutions

193

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    59 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    394 citations

  4. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    521 citations

  5. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    106 citations

  6. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    315 citations

  7. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    248 citations

  8. Ara Institute of Canterbury

    Christchurch, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    47 citations

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Venues

  1. New Zealand Journal of Botany

    NZJB · 5 publications · 320 citations

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  2. The American Midland Naturalist

    5 publications · 172 citations

    5

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  3. Forest Ecology and Management

    4 publications · 99 citations

    4

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  4. Ecology

    4 publications · 380 citations

    4

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  5. Arctic and Alpine Research

    4 publications · 130 citations

    4

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