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Successional Canopy Development

Successional Canopy Development is a theoretical framework within the study of forest ecology that describes the progressive, stage-structured reorganization of canopy layers following disturbances, distinguished by the predictable replacement of dominant tree species and stratification patterns over time.

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348

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162

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2017–2026

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Publications

129

Forest development in North America following major disturbances

Chadwick Dearing Oliver · Forest Ecology and Management · 1980 · 791 citations

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Spatial Patterns and Succession in a Minnesota Southern‐Boreal Forest

Lee E. Frelich, Peter B. Reich · Ecological Monographs · 1995 · 368 citations

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Foliage‐Height Profiles and Succession in Northern Hardwood Forests

John D. Aber · Ecology · 1979 · 191 citations

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Forty Years of Forest Succession in Central New England

David E. Hibbs · Ecology · 1983 · 178 citations

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Plant Succession on Fallen Logs in a Virgin Spruce‐Fir Forest

Herbert A. McCullough · Ecology · 1948 · 168 citations

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Authors

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  1. JL
    Justin L. Hart

    University of Alabama, United States

    4 publications · 99 citations

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  2. CJ
    Callie J. Schweitzer

    Southern Research Station, United States

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  3. JE
    JeriLynn E. Peck

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 149 citations

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  4. DC
    Daniel C. Dey

    Northern Research Station, United States

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  5. SL
    Steven L. Stephenson

    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, United States

    3 publications · 122 citations

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Institutions

162

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

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    117 citations

  2. Southern Research Station

    Asheville, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    139 citations

  3. University of Alabama

    Tuscaloosa, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    198 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    264 citations

  5. Northern Research Station

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    87 citations

  6. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    291 citations

  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    15 publications

    260 citations

  8. Corvallis Environmental Center

    Corvallis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    137 citations

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  1. Forest Ecology and Management

    32 publications · 2.3K citations

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  2. Ecology

    12 publications · 878 citations

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  3. Plant Ecology

    9 publications · 249 citations

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  4. Ecological Monographs

    4 publications · 633 citations

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  5. Ecological Research

    4 publications · 102 citations

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