Frederic Clements
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Frederic Clements was an American plant ecologist best known for developing the influential theory of ecological succession, viewing plant communities as integrated “superorganisms” that progress through predictable stages.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederic Clements canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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ecologist ⓘ person ⓘ plant ecologist ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Plant Indicators
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Plant Succession: An Analysis of the Development of Vegetation ⓘ Research Methods in Ecology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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surface form:
University of Nebraska
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| employer |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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University of Nebraska system ⓘ
surface form:
University of Nebraska
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| familyName | Clements ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ecological succession
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ecology ⓘ plant ecology ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederic ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
community ecology
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range management ⓘ restoration ecology ⓘ vegetation science ⓘ |
| hasTheory | monoclimax theory of succession ⓘ |
| inEcologySchool | Clementsian succession school ⓘ |
| influenced |
Henry A. Gleason
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surface form:
Henry Gleason
later plant community ecology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
climax community concept
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concept of plant communities as superorganisms ⓘ theory of ecological succession ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
climatic climax vegetation
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ecological succession as an orderly, predictable process ⓘ plant community as an integrated superorganism ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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botanist ⓘ ecologist ⓘ |
| opposedBy | individualistic concept of plant associations ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation | holistic view of plant communities ⓘ |
| theoryDescribes |
climax community determined primarily by regional climate
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succession as a sequence of seral stages ⓘ |
| viewed |
ecological succession as analogous to organismal development
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plant communities as highly integrated units ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Colorado
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Great Plains ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
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