The spatiotemporal dynamics of a primary succession

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-246

  Cutler, N A ^a   Belyea, L R ^b   Dugmore, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Ecosystem development; Iceland; Spatial pattern; Spatial structure; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; COLONIZATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PIONEER SPECIES; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HEKLA; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

BRYOPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; RACOMITRIUM;

EID: 38849121397     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01344.x     Document Type: Article

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