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Succession. Succession – is orderly, natural changes that take place in the community of an ecosystem. Types of Succession:. Primary succession – changes that occur on soil that has never supported life. Lava from volcanoes, glaciers retreating. Types of Succession:.
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Succession – is orderly, natural changes that take place in the community of an ecosystem.
Types of Succession: • Primary succession – changes that occur on soil that has never supported life. • Lava from volcanoes, glaciers retreating
Types of Succession: • Secondary succession – changes that occur on soil that has supported plant life (much faster than primary succession because soil is already formed) • Plants coming back after some disturbance such as forest fire or land that has been abandoned
Climax Community – succession eventually ends up in this stable, mature community that undergoes little or no changes • The new trees or plants coming up under the old ones are of the same species, old growth forests • Pioneer Organisms – first organisms to inhabit an ecosystem • usually grasses or lichens on rock
View this video clip • http://vsx.onstreammedia.com/vsx/AFG/search/PBSPlayer?assetId=67319&ccstart=509966&pt=1
Answer on notes sheet: • How does the tree falling create opportunity for secondary succession? • What would happen here if no trees ever fell down?
Succession today • Where is succession happening in TX today? • http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/04/texas-wildfires/100050/