Ecological succession is a fundamental concept in ecology. The study of succession was pioneered ... In the midwestern U.S., for example, such a community might be a hardwood forest with oaks and ...

although examples of the application of these principles will also be given. Practical classes will involve a small research project emphasising the statistical and writing skills important in ...

Invariably, community ecologists study subsets of species within an assemblage. A taxocene, for example, is a subset ... important consequences for the ecology, adaptations, and evolutionary ...

Despite a long history of research on T. gondii and frequent coverage in popular science, fundamental questions regarding the ecology and epidemiology of this cosmopolitan parasite are poorly ...