Disturbance dynamics and ecological response: The contribution of long-term ecological research

BioScience

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-56

  Turner, Monica G ^a   Collins, Scott L ^b,c   Lugo, Ariel E ^d   Magnuson, John J ^a   Scott Rupp, T ^e   Swanson, Frederick J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic; Fire; Heterogeneity; Hurricane; Invasion; Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037230616     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2003)053[0046:DDAERT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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