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Heterogeneity as a Multiscale Characteristic of Landscapes

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Ecological Heterogeneity

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 86))

Abstract

The consequences of heterogeneity have been a central theme in ecology at least since Cowles (1899) studied the successional pathways of Great Lakes vegetation. The different abilities of species to tolerate burial, inundation and competition create vegetational gradients that are correlated with proximity to the shore (e.g. Milne and Forman, 1986). Thus each location within the landscape contains a subset of the species pool. The composition of the subset is determined by the differential responses of species to the abiotic and biotic conditions present (Gleason, 1926; Whittaker, 1967; Huston, 1979; Sousa, 1979; Austin, 1985; Tilman, 1988) or to conditions in the past (Marks, 1974; Cole 1985).

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  1. Department of Biology, McMaster University, L8S 4K1, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Jurek Kolasa

  2. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, The New York Botanical Garden, Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum, 12545, Millbrook, NY, USA

    Steward T. A. Pickett

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Milne, B.T. (1991). Heterogeneity as a Multiscale Characteristic of Landscapes. In: Kolasa, J., Pickett, S.T.A. (eds) Ecological Heterogeneity. Ecological Studies, vol 86. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3062-5_4

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