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A tornado destroys vegetation but leaves the soil and its contents largely intact, therefore we have secondary succession.

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What type of area will undergo the fastest ecological succession?

seconary succession


What type of succession occurs after a natural process such as a volcanic eruption or flood?

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Which is the process by which one type of community replaces another within an ecosystem?

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Do tornadoes have any type of succession?

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Which type of event would cause succession farming volcanic eruption mining or tornado or hurricane?

Any of these can cause succession. Tornadoes, hurricanes, and farming would result in secondary succession. Mining would result in primary succession. A volcanic eruption could result in either depending on whether or not the soil was destroyed or covered by lava flows.


Describe two major causes of ecological succesion?

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Is a tornado a type of weather?

Yes. A tornado is a type of violent windstorm.


When one type of community replace another type of community this is called?

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