Plate 7- 1. Cleared forest represents a major disturbance patch. The photo shows a pasture at a forest edge. If left alone, forest will
not become pasture, but pasture will return to its former state, forest. Photo by John Kricher.
Plate 7- 2. Landslides, such as this one along a forested area on an Ecuadorian mountainside, create a large gap, initiating
ecological succession. Photo by John Kricher.
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