Ecological Succession
Biology ⇒ Ecology and Environment
Ecological Succession starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A field is abandoned and over several decades, it becomes a forest. What type of succession is this?
Describe how succession can lead to increased soil fertility.
Describe the main difference between primary and secondary succession.
Describe the role of decomposers in ecological succession.
Describe the sequence of plant communities that might develop during primary succession on bare rock.
Describe what happens to biodiversity during the process of succession.
Explain how disturbances such as fire can benefit an ecosystem through succession.
Explain the difference between autogenic and allogenic succession.
Explain why secondary succession is usually faster than primary succession.
Explain why soil formation is necessary for primary succession to proceed.
In a case where a pond gradually fills with sediment and becomes a meadow, what type of succession is this?
In a scenario where a glacier retreats and exposes bare rock, what type of succession will occur?
In a scenario where a hurricane destroys a coastal forest but leaves the soil, what type of succession will follow?
What is ecological succession?
Which stage of succession is characterized by the presence of a stable and mature community?
