Progress in theoretical vegetation science

Front Matter....Pages i-v
Theoretical vegetation science on the way....Pages 1-6
Structure of theory in vegetation science....Pages 7-15
Explanation and prediction in vegetation science....Pages 17-34
A new model for the continuum concept....Pages 35-47
A theory of the spatial and temporal dynamics of plant communities....Pages 49-69
Fuzzy systems vegetation theory....Pages 71-80
Ecological Field Theory: the concept and field tests....Pages 81-95
Montane vegetation of the Mt. Field massif, Tasmania: a test of some hypotheses about properties of community patterns....Pages 97-110
Comparison of ordinations and classifications of vegetation data....Pages 111-128
Effects of detrending and rescaling on correspondence analysis: solution stability and accuracy....Pages 129-136
Finding a common ordination for several data sets by individual differences scaling....Pages 137-145
Relationship between horizontal pattern and vertical structure in a chalk grassland....Pages 147-155
A new dissimilarity measure and a new optimality criterion in phytosociological classification....Pages 157-165
Optimum-transformation of plant species cover-abundance values....Pages 167-178
Analysis of the disintegrating group and gradient structure in Swiss riparian forests....Pages 179-186
Computerized matching of relevés and association tables, with an application to the British National Vegetation Classification....Pages 187-194
On sampling procedures in population and community ecology....Pages 195-207
Spatial autocorrelation and sampling design in plant ecology....Pages 209-222
On community structure in high alpine grasslands....Pages 223-227
The effect of spatial pattern on community dynamics; a comparison of simulated and field data....Pages 229-239
Plant community structure, connectance, niche limitation and species guilds within a dune slack grassland....Pages 241-248
Species-area curve, life history strategies, and succession: a field test of relationships....Pages 249-257
Algal species diversity and dominance along gradients of stress and disturbance in marine environments....Pages 259-267
Modelling Mediterranean pasture dynamics....Pages 269-276