However, reefs are usually able to recover from natural disturbances.

It neither rolled nor heaved in the manner of a natural disturbance.

The same thing happens when natural disturbances like storms create open spots in the forest, she said, but the incursion does not last.

A stable state may be maintained by regular natural disturbance such as fire or browsing.

The effects of natural disturbances such as fire have not been examined.

It is one of many ecosystems that depend upon such recurring natural disturbance.

This type of plant community depends on natural disturbance, such as wildfire.

Forest types have very different development patterns, natural disturbances and appearances.

The important factor in this process is that the trees have the opportunity to reach old age if natural disturbances do not intercede.

Succession is the slow rebuilding of forest gaps from natural or human disturbances.