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    Concepts, theories and models of succession in the boreal forest of Central Canada

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    Date

    2009

    Author

    Taylor, Anthony Robert Jr.

    Degree

    Doctor of Philosophy

    Discipline

    Forestry and the Forest Environment

    Subject

    Plant succession
    Spruce budworm
    Effect of fires on forest dynamics
    Forests and forestry

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    Abstract

    Predicting plant community compositional responses to changing environmental conditions and disturbances is a key element of forecasting and managing for the effects of global climate change. With advances in ecological modeling, many forms of succession models are available. Empirical-based succession models have been criticized as inflexible and limited by the quality and coverage of data for formulation; however, mechanistic models are tied to the underlying theory (quality and comprehensiveness) from which they are developed and make key limiting assumptions that the modeled processes they represent are adequately understood, thus underscoring the continual necessity for empirical testing of successional processes.

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    http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/186

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