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What is the effect of plants on the abiotic environment during primary succession?
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∙ 9y ago
The roots of the plants can break down rocks to form soil particles. They can also prevent erosion by holding the soil. Plants can add humus to the soil as They decompose returning minerals. The presence of plants aerates soil, provides shade and reduces water content as well.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoPlant decompose during the primary succession and has no effect on the abiotic environment.
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Which plants are the first to grow during primary succession?
mosses...
What do pioneer species do during primary succession?
the awnser is nothing
What organism is usually the first to colonize during primary succession?
Moss, Algae, and Blue-green Bacteria
Is weather a abiotic factor in a habitat?
Seasons are not proven to be abiotic factors, so therefore they are not abiotic factors. But there are abiotic factors during the seasons.
What kind of different communities developed during primary succession at Glacier Bay?
the series of a challange occurring a complax of an a new enviroument and they develope by ecologial succsesion
How does secondary succession differ from primary succession?
Primary succession occurs after the complete wipe out of vegetation. After the wipe out occurs, small shrubs and grasses grow. Secondary succession however, occurs when there has been destruction to the land, but not enough to completely devastate the area. Hard woods grow during secondary succession.
What would form a stable community faster primary or secondary succession?
Secondary succession will form a stable community faster. During primary succession the pace of succession remains slower.
Which plants are the first to grow during primary succession?
mosses...
What do pioneer species do during primary succession?
the awnser is nothing
What type of succession takes place after lava from a volcanic eruption covers an area?
the lava and ash deposited during a volcanic eruption breaks down to provide valuable nutrients for the soil
What organism is usually the first to colonize during primary succession?
Moss, Algae, and Blue-green Bacteria
What is the dominant organism colonizing bare rock during primary succession?
Lichens are the dominant organism at first.
Why do animals live in a particular environment?
Animals live in special abiotic enviroments that help them thrive during their life time.
Does plate shifting cause previously unseen rock layers to be exposed?
Plate shifting that causes previously unseen rock layers to be exposed by secondary succession. Primary succession is number 1.
Is weather a abiotic factor in a habitat?
Seasons are not proven to be abiotic factors, so therefore they are not abiotic factors. But there are abiotic factors during the seasons.
How do decomposers during the primary succession process?
some are mushrooms, bacteria, or even some wild fungi
What kind of different communities developed during primary succession at Glacier Bay?
the series of a challange occurring a complax of an a new enviroument and they develope by ecologial succsesion
