Changes in several community characteristics associated with forest formation in secondary succession. Nicholson, undefined & C. D. Monk, S. A. 1975.
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Density, biomass, diversity, and niche structure of 51 successionally related plant communities from the Georgia Piedmont were examined. These characteristics displayed large stand-to-stand variation early in succession (0-30 years) but little thereafter. The time during succession at which these began to stabilize (about 30 years) coincided with the formation of a closed forest. Relative species importance values approximate a geometric series early in the sere. This reflects low species richness and dominance by a few species in accordance with a niche preemption hypothesis. In later stages, relative species importance value curves flatten, with some suggestion of the log-normal distribution.
@article{nicholson_changes_1975,
	title = {Changes in several community characteristics associated with forest formation in secondary succession.},
	abstract = {Density, biomass, diversity, and niche structure of 51 successionally related plant communities from the Georgia Piedmont were examined. These characteristics displayed large stand-to-stand variation early in succession (0-30 years) but little thereafter. The time during succession at which these began to stabilize (about 30 years) coincided with the formation of a closed forest. Relative species importance values approximate a geometric series early in the sere. This reflects low species richness and dominance by a few species in accordance with a niche preemption hypothesis. In later stages, relative species importance value curves flatten, with some suggestion of the log-normal distribution.},
	author = {Nicholson, {and} C. D. Monk, S. A.},
	year = {1975},
	keywords = {CWT}
}

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