Disturbance, Life History, and Optimal Management for Biodiversity

Ambio

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 428-430

  Guo, Qinfeng ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LIFE HISTORY; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0142059817     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-32.6.428     Document Type: Review

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29. I thank J. Betancourt, J. Bowers and B. Hanson for helpful comments. I am particularly grateful to J. Grime for his help on literature and encouragements. This study was partially supported by the U.S. Geological Survey.
30. First submitted 22 April 2002. Revised manuscript received 6 Nov. 2002. Accepted for publication after revision 8 Nov. 2002.