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Secondary succession is the series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat. Examples include areas which have been cleared of existing vegetation (such as after tree-felling in a woodland) and destructive events such as fires. Secondary succession is usually much quicker than primary succession for the following reasons:

  • There is already an existing seed bank of suitable plants in the soil.
  • Root systems undisturbed in the soil, stumps and other plant parts from previously existing plants can rapidly regenerate.
  • The fertility and structure of the soil has also already been substantially modified by previous organisms to make it more suitable for growth and colonization.
  • It occurs in land and marine communities - Novanet
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