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From: Jay Zieman <jcz@virginia.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 11:53:05 -0500

	III.1. Disturbance, State Change, and Biotic Feedback.

		 Or:	Disturbance in a chronically disturbed landscape.


A.  Disturbance

	1.  The environment of coastal lagoon ecosystems

	2.  What IS a disturbance in a chronically disturbed system

	3.  When does a normal structuring force become a disturbance

B.  State

	1.  The problem of ecosystems maintained by a single primary producer.
			(Includes both Spartina and Zostera beds)

	2.  Succession in Coastal ecosystems

C.  Biotic Feedback

	1.  Biologically vs Physically Structured Systems
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Jay Zieman				jcz@virginia.edu
Department of Environmental Sciences	
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville  Virginia 22903   USA	fax 804: 982-1237
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