Ecological succession is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. The time scale can be decades (for example, after a wildfire), or even millions of years ...

Recovering after a fire has become a very frequent part of life in California. Though fire is an intrinsic part of the California landscape, the fires in recent years feel different. Climate ...

Forest dynamics encompass the patterns and processes by which forest ecosystems change in structure, composition and functioning over time. Central to these dynamics is ecological succession, the ...

Ecologists have long studied how biological communities assemble following disturbances, a process known as ecological succession. Understanding the dynamics of soil microbes, Earth's most abundant ...

Recovering after a fire has become a very frequent part of life in California. Though fire is an intrinsic part of the California landscape, the fires in recent years feel different. Climate ...