1993•Unpublished venueRequires access
Primary succession on land
Jayne Miles, David W.H. Walton
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Abstract
In the past, research into succession has concentrated on the widespread communities of grassland, herbfield and forest. However, the initial stages of a community are associated with algae, lichens and mosses, and despite their importance as primary colonizers, little attempt has been made to include the microbial community and its effects within the framework of primary succession