Natural disturbances and directional replacement of species

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 507-522

  Platt, William J ^a   Connell, Joseph H ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophic and non catastrophic disturbance; Colonization; Directional species replacement; Disturbance effects; Early and late species; Life history characteristics; Natural disturbance; Persistence; Succession; Temporary and permanent refuges

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISTURBANCE; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0346270368     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/01-0552     Document Type: Review

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