Succession: Similarities of Species Turnover Rates

The rate coefficients for species turnover (the proportion of species lost per unit time) for successional communities decrease as the communities approach some equilibrium state. This observation makes it possible to determine the parameters of a two-parameter model which quantifies the time variat...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1973-06, Vol.180 (4093), p.1379-1381
Main Authors: Shugart, Herman H., Hett, Joan M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coefficients
Decapitation
Ecological succession
Ecosystems
Mating behavior
Neurons
Opportunistic behavior
Silver
Species
Testosterone
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Summary:The rate coefficients for species turnover (the proportion of species lost per unit time) for successional communities decrease as the communities approach some equilibrium state. This observation makes it possible to determine the parameters of a two-parameter model which quantifies the time variation of successional changes in the second derivative.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.180.4093.1379