- Chronosequence
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A chronosequence (in forest sciences) is a set of forested sites that share similar attributes but are of different ages.[1] Since many processes in forest ecology take a long time (decades or centuries) to develop, chronosequence methods are used to represent and study the time-dependent development of a forest. Field data from a chronosequence can be collected in a short period of several months. For example, chronosequences are often used to study the changes in plant communities during succession. [2]
References
- ^ Johnson, Edward Arnold (2007). Plant disturbance ecology: the process and the response. Academic Press. p. 5. ISBN 0120887789. http://books.google.com/books?id=GfyIjLypngIC&pg=PA5&dq=%22chronosequence%22&hl=en&ei=RLr8TIrCF9SxhAf30Z2jCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22chronosequence%22&f=false.
- ^ Knops, Johannes M.H.; Tilman, David (2000). "Dynamics of soil nitrogen and carbon accumulation for 61 years after agricultural abandonment". Ecology 81 (1): 88–98.
Categories:- Ecology stubs
- Ecological experiments
- Forestry
- Research methods
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