Chronosequence

A chronosequence (in forest sciences) is a set of forested sites that share similar attributes but are of different ages.[1] Since many processes in forest ecology take a long time (decades or centuries) to develop, chronosequence methods are used to represent and study the time-dependent development of a forest. Field data from a chronosequence can be collected in a short period of several months. For example, chronosequences are often used to study the changes in plant communities during succession.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Edward Arnold (2007). Plant disturbance ecology: the process and the response. Academic Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-12-088778-9.
  2. ↑ Knops, Johannes M.H.; Tilman, David (2000). "Dynamics of soil nitrogen and carbon accumulation for 61 years after agricultural abandonment". Ecology 81 (1): 88–98. doi:10.2307/177136.