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SUCCESSION

SUCCESSION. What is succession? What is a climax community? What are pioneer plants? What is primary succession? What is secondary succession?. The replacement of one community by another. SUCCESSION. A community that can retain its character for many hundreds- or thousands- of years

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SUCCESSION

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  1. SUCCESSION

  2. What is succession? • What is a climax community? • What are pioneer plants? • What is primary succession? • What is secondary succession?

  3. The replacement of one community by another SUCCESSION

  4. A community that can retain its character for many hundreds- or thousands- of years The most stable community for a particular area CLIMAX COMMUNITY

  5. PIONEER PLANTS • The first plants to appear in a community • For example, lichens are often the first plants to appear on bare rock

  6. PRIMARY SUCCESSION/ BARE ROCK SUCCESSION: Succession on land where there was no previous growth SECONDARY SUCCESSION: Growth on land where there has been previous growth, such as abandoned fields or forest clearings PRIMARY vs. SECONDARY SUCCESSION

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