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[See FA 43, 3424] A book discussing progress made in understanding succession by using 'gap' simulation - computer models that include many levels of organization in their formulation. There are 10 chapters: 1. Forest succession; 2. Computer models of forest succession; 3. Gap models; 4. Performance of gap models; 5. Patch dynamics in forested mosaics; 6. The biomass response of landscapes; 7. Categories of dynamic landscapes; 8. Animals and mosaic landscapes; 9. Predicting large-scale consequences of small-scale changes; and 10. A theory of forest dynamics. An appendix gives a listing of the FORET model, written in FORTRAN IV, simulating an Appalachian deciduous forest. A reference section and an index are included.