'Plant succession' presentation slideshows

1958: Bryce Canyon National Park

1958: Bryce Canyon National Park. 1970. 1991. Vegetation dynamics. Also known as plant succession Sequence of compositional and structural vegetation changes through time Why study succession?. Succession. Pragmatic reasons: forest management, invasive species, climate change, restoration.

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Theories of Vegetation Change

Theories of Vegetation Change. Mort Kothmann Texas A&M University. Managing Plant Succession. October 2007. August 2003. Fire + Herbivory. Vegetation change. Plant Succession.

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Higher Geography Physical Environments Biosphere Vegetation Succession Moorlands

Higher Geography Physical Environments Biosphere Vegetation Succession Moorlands. Moorlands - plant succession. On frost shattered rock a pioneer community, often algae and lichen start to form Plants spread, form a crust and absorb water and minerals

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Changes in Ecosystems: Ecological Succession

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ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION: COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION: COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION. New environmental conditions allow one group of species in a community to replace other groups. Ecological succession : the gradual change in species composition of a given area

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Community Ecology

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Biosphere: Succession

Biosphere: Succession. Using pages 148-151 What is plant succession? What is meant by a sere? Give examples. What is the end point of a succession? Describe the conditions for this end point to be achieved and continued through time. What might happen to change this?.

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