3.2 Flashcards
Community Composition
What is Ecological Succession?
Transition in species composition over time.
What drives Succession?
Tolerance, Facilitation, and Inhibition.
What is a Climax Community?
The species mix of the climax community is dependent on the abiotic factor of the region.
What does Primary Succession start with?
Starts with bacteria, lichen, and mosses. To make soil. Then it moves onto grasses. Then after a will it will move on to shrubs and trees.
What usually takes longer is Primary Succession or Secondary Succession?
Primary Succession
When Secondary Succession happens is it always bad for bio-diversity.
False
Is Secondary Succession always natural?
No, humans can make some too.
Can a habait come back from a Secondary Seccession.
Yes.