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Author
Patrick Comer, Ph.D., Chief Ecologist
NatureServe
William Platt, Professor
Louisiana State University
Steve Orzell, Botanist/Ecologist
Avon Park Air Force Range, United States Air Force
Understanding landscape and ecosystem dynamics
8.1. Understanding landscape and ecosystem dynamics
Box 8.3: Conceptual ecological models to understand ecosystem dynamics