National Parks in the History of Science: Plant Succession

Description

In the 1890s the dunes now protected as Indiana Dunes National Park hosted the first research on plant succession. That research helped establish ecology as a science, made succession an enduring concept, and explains why you mow your lawn.

Duration

11 minutes, 36 seconds

Credit

Robert Boyd, American University

Date Created

06/09/2020

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