Community succession

FIGURE 12-12 Community-succession interactions in a mixed-conifer forest ecosystem. Reprinted with permission from Taylor. Typesof interaction ... 

D GIS provides new and exciting opportunities for the mineral exploration community. Successful application of this technology, however, requires a change in exploration culture. To take advantage of this technology in the search for deep resources, a number of strategic decisions need to be made by exploration companies. These include ... 

A number of workers have reported evidence for chemical control of plant distribution, spatial associations between species, and the course of community succession. 

Few researchers have concerned themselves with the role of chemicals in directing community succession. In the Piedmont area of North Carolina, Keever (27) began her work on succession in the hope of finding a chemical basis. However, she concluded that succession there was mainly directed by growth form of the plants involved (annual, biennial, perennial), time of germination, amount of shade cast, or efficiency of seed dispersal. She found little or no evidence for chemical control. 

Larsen A, Fonnes Flaten GA, Sandaa R-A, Castberg T, Thyrh-aug R, Erga SR, Jacquet S, Bratbak G (2004) Spring phytoplankton bloom dynamics in Norwegian coastal waters Microbial community succession and diversity. Limnol Oceanogr 49 180-190... 

Working knowledge of engineering principles is necessary to communicate successfully with engineers who make workplace and work practice design decisions. 

Urban planning integrates land use planning, infrastructure planning, and public policy for new developments or renewal of urbanized communities. Successful urban planning requires the application of the... 

The OSI model allows network analysts to produce an accurate inventory of the protocols present on any given network node. This protocol profile represents a unique personality of each network node and gives the network analyst some insight into what protocol conversion, if any, maybe necessary in order to get any two network nodes to communicate successfully. Ultimately, the OSI model provides a structured... 

Shreve (1942) defined the North American regional deserts based wholly on characteristics of their plants physiognomy, community structure, and floristic composition. Shreve (1942 p. 211) specifically stated that these deserts are ... like any other great natural region in being without sharp boundaries. .. but emphasised the relative uniformity within each region and considered only community succession as a historical process. A variety of authors has suggested alternative boundaries based usually on climate or flora. For example, Schmidt (1989) reviewed 17 different definitions of the Sonoran Desert alone, with a southern boundary on the Sonoran-Sinaloan mainland variously placed between 27°30 N and 22°N, a distance of >750 km. 

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