Carbon Cycle: Sere's Flashcards
on a local scale where does the carbon cycle occur?
plant or sere
what is the two things a sere can refer to?
is the stage of a vegetation succession (growth stage) and can also refer to specific environments
what is the last stage of the sere’s (vegetation succession)?
climatic climax
what does climatic climax mean?
the final stage of the sere where environmental equilibrium has been achieved
two examples of a climatic climax?
woodland
rainforest
when a sere reaches its climatic climax what does it mean for the ecosystem?
its fully developed and stable and will not change dramatically as the equilibrium will counter act any changes
what is the lithosere?
bare rock
what is the halosere?
salty environment
what is the psammosere
sand coastal environment
what is the hydrosere?
freshwater environment