Richness is maintained when disturbance recurs faster than competitive exclusion
Evidence
A second major generalization relates disturbance frequency to species richness. Where disturbance recurs more frequently than the time required for competitive exclusion, richness should be maintained (Huston, 1979). This is an important generalization with clear implications for the intermediate disturbance idea (Peet et aL, 1983). However, it suffers from much of the same uncertainty as the intermedi ate disturbance hypothesis. — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 2251
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Area-restricted foraging both consumes and creates resource patchiness — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1228; Disturbance resource boosts are transient pulses that pioneer traits exploit — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1261; Priority effects mean first colonists hold a lasting competitive advantage on a patch. — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1923 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Unrelated sessile communities obey the same disturbance-diversity rule
#expands(0.85) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Gathering Moss, 300 - Small-edge-rich gap regimes produce repeat disturbance that slows gap closure
#exemplifies(0.80) — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 230 - Large-scale disturbances can prevent landscapes from reaching equilibrium
#expands(0.78) — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 2272