Lecture 10

Brief outline of the day:

• review of competition
• succession - 2 views
  • traditional
  • pulsing
• intermediate disturbance hypothesis

Competition for resources (review)

exclusion

more efficient organism replaces the other

 

Succession - traditional view

classical succession
succession stages characteristics

Succession - pulsing/dynamic view

pulsing succession

Intermediate disturbance hypothesis

Mosaic of habitats, biodiversity, stability

 

Resiliency cycle