The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics

Content: 
CONTRIBUTORS, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv, S.T.A. Pickett, P.S. White
Chapter 1 - Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics: An Introduction, Pages 3-13, P.S. WHITE, S.T.A. PICKETT
Chapter 2 - Disturbance Regimes in Temperate Forests, Pages 17-33, JAMES R. RUNKLE
Chapter 3 - Stand Dynamics in Chilean Nothofagus Forests, Pages 35-51, THOMAS T. VEBLEN
Chapter 4 - Treefalls, Regrowth, and Community Structure in Tropical Forests, Pages 53-69, NICHOLAS V.L. BROKAW
Chapter 5 - Gap Processes and Large-Scale Disturbances in Sand Prairies, Pages 71-83, ORIE L. LOUCKS, MARY L. PLUMB-MENTJES, DEBORAH ROGERS
Chapter 6 - Shrubland Fire Regimes and Their Evolutionary Consequences, Pages 85-100, NORMAN L. CHRISTENSEN
Chapter 7 - Disturbance and Patch Dynamics on Rocky Intertidal Shores, Pages 101-124, WAYNE P. SOUSA
Chapter 8 - Disturbance and Patch Dynamics of Subtidal Marine Animals on Hard Substrata, Pages 125-151, JOSEPH H. CONNELL, MICHAEL J. KEOUGH
Chapter 9 - Disturbance and Vertebrates: An Integrative Perspective, Pages 153-168, JAMES R. KARR, KATHRYN E. FREEMARK
Chapter 10 - Vertebrate Responses to Environmental Patchiness in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems, Pages 169-193, JOHN A. WIENS
Chapter 11 - The Response of Woody Plants to Disturbance: Patterns of Establishment and Growth, Pages 197-216, CHARLES D. CANHAM, P.L. MARKS
Chapter 12 - Responses of Forest Herbs to Canopy Gaps, Pages 217-234, B.S. COLLINS, K.P. DUNNE, S.T.A. PICKETT
Chapter 13 - Adaptations of Insects to Disturbance, Pages 235-252, TIMOTHY D. SCHOWALTER
Chapter 14 - Within-Patch Dynamics of Life Histories, Populations, and Interactions: Selection Over Time in Small Spaces, Pages 253-264, JOHN N. THOMPSON
Chapter 15 - Animal Population Genetics and Disturbance: The Effects of Local Extinctions and Recolonizations on Heterozygosity and Fitness, Pages 265-285, ROBERT C. VRIJENHOEK
Chapter 16 - Plant Population Genetics and Evolution in Disturbed Environments, Pages 287-303, KEVIN RICE, SUBODH JAIN
Chapter 17 - Disturbance-Mediated Coexistence of Species, Pages 307-323, JULIE SLOAN DENSLOW
Chapter 18 - Community Turnover and Ecosystem Nutrient Dynamics, Pages 325-333, PETER M. VITOUSEK
Chapter 19 - Natural Disturbance and Ecosystem Energetics, Pages 335-352, DOUGLAS G. SPRUGEL
Chapter 20 - Modeling Forest Landscapes and the Role of Disturbance in Ecosystems and Communities, Pages 353-368, H.H. SHUGART, S.W. SEAGLE
Chapter 21 - Patch Dynamics: A Synthesis, Pages 371-384, S.T.A. PICKETT, P.S. WHITE
Bibliography, Pages 385-455
Index, Pages 457-472