...1993. Concept 54.3 Disturbance influences species diversity...
...of species despite disturbance. Early ecologists thought...
...also realized that disturbance keeps many communities...
...than stability. A disturbance is an event...
...change following a disturbance. The types of...
...is a significant disturbance in most terrestrial...
...high level of disturbance is generally the...
...high frequency of disturbance, whereas a low...
...low level of disturbance can result from...
...low frequency of disturbance. Moderate levels of...
...Moderate levels of disturbance may foster greater...
...diversity. The intermediate disturbance hypothesis suggests that...
...moderate levels of disturbance create conditions that...
...high level of disturbance. The stresses associated...
...high levels of disturbance may exceed the...
...high frequency of disturbance, slowly colonizing or...
...low levels of disturbance allow competitively dominant...
...intermediate levels of disturbance result in greater...
...members. The intermediate disturbance hypothesis is supported...
...by the intermediate disturbance hypothesis. Small and...
...conditions resulting from disturbance appear to be...
...changes after a disturbance. Ecological succession is...
...removed by a disturbance, such as a...
...the most widespread disturbance. Human activities cause...