What do volcanoes, glaciers, sand dunes, storms, agriculture, and fire have in common? They all initiate the process of succession in communities. Aa Aa Aa Succession refers to a directional, ...

Ecological succession is the progressive change, in an ecosystem, of species composition over time. With the change in species composition comes a series of modifications in community structure and ...

In a recent study published in PLoS Biology, researchers showed that life history features of pathogens help determine the age of humans when they have the highest probability of being infected with ...

Research is critical to understand how to properly manage vegetation on utility rights-of-way. Through the past 60 years of research, the State Game Lands 33 research project has proven that using ...

In the early successional stages, the soil experiences a spike in pyrogenic organic matter, p-hydroxybenzoate and n-phenylalkanoic acid. Microbial taxa, including pyrophilic fungi, like Pyronema, and ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - On a hillside across from the Boathouse in Forest Park, hundreds of pink flags now mark where new trees are taking root. Forest Park Forever, a private nonprofit ...