Key Concepts in Ecology: Community succession

This blog post on ‘Community succession’ is part of the BES ‘Key Concepts in Ecology’ series, designed to help ecologists in learning the key topics in ecology! Take a look at the full series for a list of key topics you might typically find in an ecology textbook, each providing a quick introduction to the…

Succession revealed: a saga of environmental stress, facilitation and competition

In this new author post Anthony Davy provides an insight into a 35-year longitudinal study of salt marsh development from intertidal flat to a mid-marsh platform at Odiel Marshes in south-western Iberia. The unexpected rapidity of this primary succession highlights the central role of facilitation. Salt marsh is celebrated as a classic example of primary…