Four opportunities for studies of ecological succession

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 119-123

  Prach, Karel ^a,b   Walker, Lawrence R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HABITAT LOSS; INVASIVE SPECIES; META-ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79951551898     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.12.007     Document Type: Review

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