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Why do we need permanent plots in the study of long‐term vegetation dynamics?
Author(s) -
Bakker J.P,
Olff H,
Willems J.H,
Zobel M
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1654-1103
pISSN - 1100-9233
DOI - 10.2307/3236314
Subject(s) - ecological succession , vegetation (pathology) , term (time) , ecology , geography , biology , physics , medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
. This paper presents a survey of vegetation studies on permanent plots, with an emphasis on the long‐term character of these studies. It makes remarks on the external and internal causes of succession, pays attention to the pathways of succession, links up permanent plots studies and chronosequences, discusses internal causes and mechanisms of succession, and finally mentions the significance of long‐term vegetation dynamics for nature conservation.