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Ecological Succession and Community Dynamics
2012“Ecological Succession” is an ordered progression of structural and compositional changes in communities toward an eventual unchanging condition, the climax community 1 –3. The term “Community” is used in two ways 4. The “Abstract Community” refers to an abstract group of organisms that recurs on the landscape, a definition, which usually carries with ...
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Ecology: Why failure is success for an ecological theory
Current BiologyA theory-derived ecological equation of state relating biodiversity, productivity, abundance and biomass in ecosystems has been tested with satellite-derived proxy forestry data. Predicted failure of the relationship in disturbed ecosystems is partially supported but further ground-based analysis is needed.
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A note on Simberloff's ?succession of paradigms in ecology?
Synthese, 1980Many biologists, when they turn to philosophical (epistemological or ontological) questions, abandon the standards of accuracy that, at least in the layman’s view, ought to govern their discourse as scientists. Simberloff’s argument forms an unusually flagrant example of this practice. If ecology does in fact rely on incompatible models,1 that fact may
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Ecological succession and biological control in the phyllosphere
Canadian Journal of Botany, 1995Understanding biological control of plant diseases is dependent on an understanding of succession in microbial communities. The colonization of aboveground plant parts by saprophytic microbes is not well understood, but it appears to follow the same model as that in soil communities.
J. J. Marois, P. M. Coleman
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Ecological sanitation a success in Sri Lanka
Waterlines, 2002The dry-compost ecological toilet separates and sanitizes human excreta, producing a useful soil improver and preventing contamination of ground water. It has proved to be particularly popular in water-scarce and in waterlogged areas.
Udani A. Mendis +3 more
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Plant ecology and evolutionary success
The intricate relationship between plants and their environment has fascinated scientists and naturalists for centuries. As foundational components of ecosystems, plants play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of nature, influencing climate, supporting diverse life forms, and contributing to the Earth's biogeochemical cycles. Equally captivatingWaoo, Ashwini A., Tiwari, Mahendra Kumar
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Holobiont Development: Embryology and Ecological Succession
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