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What type of succession takes place when there is no existing biotic community to begin with?
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primary succession. (:
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An area where a glacier has just melted away will begin the process of what?
I think its primary succession
Can ecological succession begin when seeds are carried to bare areas by birds or the wind?
Yep.
When does ecological succession begin?
It can take 10 to 100 years --Silvericy
What will most likely occur after a natural disaster has damaged a local ecosystem?
Pioneer species begin the process of succession.
What is the role of ecological succession in ecosystems?
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.
When does succession occur?
Succession occurs when like a volcano erupts and the land is covered with the volcanic rock and no plants can grow. Then, it takes many years for plants and animals to be restored. Also, like when a farmer takes land with trees, and cuts them done for farm land. If he eventually leaves, it takes time, maybe 40 years, for it to restore. I hope that helped.
When does succession begin?
after a lava flow
What are some words that begin with the prefix pro?
ProcrastinateProtectProfessorProfessProfessionalProactivePro-biotic
What is the second stage of primary succession?
More plants begin to grow. (Inetrmediate Community- Small plants, Lichens, Grasses, Shrubs, Poplar, Pine, Willow Trees. Etc.) Hope this helped you! :)
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.
An area where a glacier has just melted away will begin the process of what?
I think its primary succession
What is it called when organisms begin to colonize a newly formed volcanic island?
Primary succession
Can ecological succession begin when seeds are carried to bare areas by birds or the wind?
Yep.
When does ecological succession begin?
It can take 10 to 100 years --Silvericy
What is it called when organisms begin to populate a forest that had once been destroyed by an intense fire?
secondary succession
Is an example of succession?
After a disaster, small plants begin to grow in the affected area and are then replaced by larger plants.
Is an abandoned paved parking lot primary succession or secondary succession?
Parking lot is considered primary succession, because no organisms previously lived on it. Parking lots can be considered like rocks, which also undergo primary succession. Overtime soil will be blown onto the parking lot and if not maintained plants will begin to grow thus starting new life= primary succession.
