Plant Succession: Theory and Prediction.

Abstract

Prologue. The nature of vegetation dynamics D.C. Glenn-Lewin, E. van der Maarel. Establishment, colonization and persistence A.G. van der Valk. Community structure and ecosystem properties R.K. Peet. Regeneration dynamics T.T. Veblen. From population dynamics to community dynamics: modeling succession as a species replacement process R. van Hulst. Statistical models of succession M.B. Usher. Individual-based models of forest succession D.L. Urban, H.H. Shugart. Climate change and long-term vegetation dynamics I.C. Prentice. Epilogue.