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The parts of the ecosystem that had to be established before the primary succession shown in the transparency could occur is the lichens, rocks and soil...also that the mosses, ferns, shrubs, and grasses are parts of the primary succession.

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View the succession of the ecosystem in the Succession animation Is it primary or secondary succession?

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Primary succession results in a new community?

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