He supported the ideas of Henry Gleason on the individualistic behaviour of species in community assembly already from the 1920s.
That is, random fluctuations lead to a particular initial community assembly, which affects successional trajectories and the eventual species composition equilibrium.
Their findings were consistent with the theory regarding the role of ecological filters on community assembly.
Ecological fitting can explain aspects of species associations and community assembly, as well as invasion ecology.
These views of community assembly raise the question: do species continue stable relationships over time, or do all individuals represent "asymmetrical pegs in square holes"?
In a recent review, Belyea and Lancaster (1999) described three basic determinants of community assembly: dispersal constraints, environmental constraints, and internal dynamics.
Flemish Parliament (regional and community assembly)
Parliament of the French Speaking Community (community assembly)
Mark Bertness (born July 13, 1949) is an American ecologist, known for his work on the community assembly of marine shoreline communities.
Each Landsknecht maintained its own structure, called the Gemein, or community assembly, which was symbolized by a ring.