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Ecological succession is a force of nature. Ecosystems, because of the internal species dynamics and external forces mentioned above, are in a constant process of change and re-structuring. To appreciate how ecological succession affects humans and also to begin to appreciate the incredible time and monetary cost of ecological succession, one only has to visualize a freshly tilled garden plot. Clearing the land for the garden and preparing the soil for planting represents a major external event that radically re-structures and disrupts a previously stabilized ecosystem. The disturbed ecosystem will immediately begin a process of ecological succession. Plant species adapted to the sunny conditions and the broken soil will rapidly invade the site and will become quickly and densely established. These invading plants are what we call "weeds". Now "weeds" have very important ecological roles and functions (see, for example, the "Winter Birds" discussion), but weeds also compete with the garden plants for nutrients, water and physical space. If left unattended, a garden will quickly become a weed patch in which the weakly competitive garden plants are choked out and destroyed by the robustly productive weeds. A gardener's only course of action is to spend a great deal of time and energy weeding the garden. This energy input is directly proportional to the "energy" inherent in the force of ecological succession. If you extrapolate this very small scale scenario to all of the agricultural fields and systems on Earth and visualize all of the activities of all of the farmers and gardeners who are growing our foods, you begin to get an idea of the immense cost in terms of time, fuel, herbicides and pesticides that humans pay every growing season because of the force of ecological succession.
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Ecosystems recover from disturbance through ecological succession True or False?
Ecosystems recover from disturbances through ecological succession. This normally happens after a large fire, or the area is wiped out of living organisms.
What is the process by which one community gradually changes into another?
Ecological Succession--The gradual replacement of one community by anotherPrimary Succession--Ecological succession that happens where there are few, if any, living things.Secondary Succession--Ecological succession in a place where a community already exists.
Do ecosystems recover from disturbance through ecological succession?
because it needs time to heal
How does rural and urban planning affects ecological succession?
explain how rural or urban planning offects ecological succession
The series of predictable changes that occurs in a community over time is called?
The Answer is ecological succession. Hope this helps!
Ecosystems recover from disturbance through ecological succession True or False?
Ecosystems recover from disturbances through ecological succession. This normally happens after a large fire, or the area is wiped out of living organisms.
What is the climax stage of an ecological succession?
An ecosystem undergoes what is referred to as ecological succession in response to a disturbance. Ecological succession is the natural process in which a disturbed area is gradually taken over by a species or groups of species that were not there before.
True or false an existing community is gradually replaced by another community in an ecological succession?
Ecological Succession--The gradual replacement of one community by anotherPrimary Succession--Ecological succession that happens where there are few, if any, living things.Secondary Succession--Ecological succession in a place where a community already exists.
What is the process by which one community gradually changes into another?
Ecological Succession--The gradual replacement of one community by anotherPrimary Succession--Ecological succession that happens where there are few, if any, living things.Secondary Succession--Ecological succession in a place where a community already exists.
What is the final product of Ecological Succession?
The final stage in the ecological succession is called The Climax Community.
What is the differentiate of ecological backlash from ecological succession?
The difference between ecological succession from ecological backlash. Ecological Succession is the predictable changes in the ecosystem. Ecological Backlash is the unexpected and detriminal consequences of an enviromental modification which may outweigh that gains anticipated form the modification. THANK U
What is the difference between ecological succession to ecological backlashes?
the differences in the ecological succession and the ecological backlashes the ecological succession:in short words it is the changes the environment the ecological backlashes:in short words it is the revenge the environment thank you!!!!!!
Do ecosystems recover from disturbance through ecological succession?
because it needs time to heal
How does rural and urban planning affects ecological succession?
explain how rural or urban planning offects ecological succession
The series of predictable changes that occurs in a community over time is called?
The Answer is ecological succession. Hope this helps!
What type of area will undergo the fastest ecological succession?
seconary succession
Is ecological succession random?
Yes it is
