This book discusses the historic range of variation (HRV) in the types, frequencies, severities and scales of natural disturbances, and explores how they create heterogeneous structure within upland h
Early successional habitats are disappearing as abandoned farmland, pastures, and cleared forest patches return to forest. This book synthesizes current knowledge and original research to address key
This edited volume addresses a rising concern among natural resource scientists and management professionals about decline of the many plant and animal species associated with early-successional habit