Succession is a fundamental concept in ecology because it indicates how species
populations, communities, and ecosystems change over time on new substrate or after a …

Many natural disturbances have a strong climate forcing, and concern is rising about how
ecosystems will respond to disturbance regimes to which they are not adapted. Novelty can …

Background 'Megafire'is an emerging concept commonly used to describe fires that are
extreme in terms of size, behaviour, and/or impacts, but the term's meaning remains …

We propose four postulates as the minimum set of logical propositions necessary for a
theory of pulse dynamics and disturbance in ecosystems:(1) resource dynamics …

Ecological disturbance is fundamental to the dynamics of biological communities, yet a
conceptual framework for understanding the responses of faunal communities to …

The global retreat of glaciers is dramatically altering mountain and high-latitude landscapes,
with new ecosystems developing from apparently barren substrates,,–. The study of these …

Global change has been accompanied by recent increases in the frequency and intensity of
various ecological disturbances (eg, fires, floods, cyclones), both natural and anthropogenic …

Ecological succession–how biological communities re‐assemble and change over time
following natural or anthropogenic disturbance–has been studied since the birth of ecology …

Biodiversity faces many threats and these can interact to produce outcomes that may not be
predicted by considering their effects in isolation. Habitat loss and fragmentation (hereafter …

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment
and managing major environmental problems. Yet they are often done very poorly and …