| Autor: |
Jan Lepš, Marcel Rejmánek, Jan Leps, Marcel Rejmanek |
| Rok vydání: |
1991 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Oikos. 62:261 |
| ISSN: |
0030-1299 |
| DOI: |
10.2307/3545274 |
| Popis: |
The idea of successional convergence is reviewed to show that there are at least four groups of factors influencing the apparent or real convergence/divergence of successional seres in an area. The are : 1) the differentiation of young and late successional communities is determined by different environmental variables; 2) early and late successional species have different niche widths; 3) between-habitat heterogeneity changes in the course of succession; 4) there is often a different range of habitats available for analysis of early and late successional communities. It is concluded that there is not any simple answer to the convergence - divergence question and that it is useful to investigate more specific questions rather than to decide in general terms whether or not successions are convergent |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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