The study of succession was pioneered at the University of Chicago by Henry Chandler Cowles, who was also one of the founders of ecology as a discipline, as he studied the plants of the Indiana Dunes.

It also helps you get the biggest harvests each year from your vegetable garden. Planning and using succession plantings means you plant one crop immediately after another has been harvested. This can ...

While succession is most often thought about in terms of the plant community, shifts in the populations of other organisms also need to be considered. The process of succession can be seen in many ...

As the days grow shorter and colder, does your flower garden lose its vibrancy? Succession planting is a technique used by ...

In this lab, students play a board game designed to introduce the concepts of disturbance dynamics and succession in plant communities. Students explore the dynamics of an imaginary ecosystem through ...

While not the first to describe succession, Cowles’s work influenced generations of ecologists by defining laws underlying the patterns of community change. Henry Cowles recognized plant ...

As the days grow shorter and colder, does your flower garden lose its vibrancy? Succession planting is a technique used by ...