Definition of ecological succession

Answer 1

A gradual change in the ecosystem I actually just took an ecology class last year. Succession was one of the things we studied. If I had taken it more recently, I could be more specific with the ecological terms. As it is, I'll explaing it in laymens terms! Basically, succession is the establishment of life forms in an environment. Think about it like this. If we were to clear a parcel of land completely of everything, all the trees and plant life, eventually plant life would return. The first plants to return are going to be small ones, like weeds! These smaller plants are often necessary for other larger plant forms to inhabit the habitat. Sometimes, it's just the decay of dead parts as they complete their life cycle. This is the 'first generation' in succession. After the first generation improves on the conditions of the site, other plant life will take root and so on. Second and third generation plants. This also happens with wild life. Think about the food chain. If plant life in a habitat, you might not have grazing herbivores, such as deer. Without deer, their predatores will not live in those areas and will consequently migrate to other areas where they will be successful. An ecologist could explain it better, but that is the basic idea. Hope this helps,

Answer 2

Ecological succession is the gradual process by which ecosystems undergo a series of changes in plant and animal species, leading to the establishment of a stable and self-sustaining community over time. It typically occurs in stages, starting with pioneer species that colonize barren areas and culminating in a mature, climax community.

Answer 3

Ecological succession is the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time. Nothing remains the same and habitats are constantly changing. There are two main types of succession, primary and secondary.

Answer 4

ecological succession is when you get a pond and over time it NATURALLY becomes a forest. Begins with pioneer stage or submerged plants stage(bottom plants that don't reach the surface) where shellfish thrive then goes to emerging plant stage, cattails and lillies and frogs and such, then there's (im not sure about the order here) swamp, marsh, something else, then a forest.

Answer 5

Gradual change in an area over time(;;

Answer 6

The process in which the community of organisms changes over time as an unoccupied habitat progresses towards a stable community.