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Preferred term

forest succession

Definition

[Conghe Song] Forest succession is a fundamental ecological process which can impact the functioning of many terrestrial processes, such as water and nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration. Therefore, knowing the distribution of forest successional stages over a landscape facilitates a greater understanding of terrestrial ecosystems.

Broader concept

biological process

Scope note

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Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21127

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Created 8/3/16, last modified 2/17/19

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