Succession refers to a directional, predictable change in community structure over time (Grime 1979, Huston & Smith 1987). This change is due to shifts in the presence and relative abundance of ...

Biological succession and often-called ecological succession is the process whereby disturbed existing forests regenerate or where fallow untended lands return to a forested condition.

Every year around this time, destructive wildfires are burning out of control in western states, once again highlighting facts that we would prefer to ignore.