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ch. 19: community succession Flashcards

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succession

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process by which species composition of community changes over time
- can take weeks, months, or hundreds of years

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seral stage

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each stage of community change during process of succession

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pioneer species

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earliest species to arrive at site
- usually have ability to disperse long distances and arrive quickly at a disturbed site

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climax community

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final seral stage in process of succession
- generally composed of group of organisms that dominate in a biome

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2 ways to observe succession:

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direct observations (easiest way), indirect observations

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chronosequence

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sequence of communities that exist over time at a location
- when direct observations is not possible

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primary succession

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development of communities in habitats devoid of plants and organic soil
- colonized by species that require no soil and can live on the surfaces of rocks and sand
- ex: sand dunes, lava flows, bare rock

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secondary succession

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development of communities in habitats that have been disturbed and include no plants but still have organic soil
- ex: abandoned agricultural fields

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3 mechanisms of succession

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facilitation, inhibition, and tolerance

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facilitation

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presence of 1 species ↑ probability that a 2nd species can become established

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inhibition

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1 species ↓ the probability that a 2nd species will become established

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tolerance

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probability that a species can become established depends on its dispersal ability and ability to persist under physical conditions

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priority effect

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arrival of 1 species at a site affects subsequent colonization of other species

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transient climax community

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climax community that is not persistent
- frequently disturbed sites = climax community can’t persist
- ex: small wetlands

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fire-maintained climax community

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successional stage that persists as final seral stage due to periodic fires
- Biomes in which fires occur at regular intervals favor the persistence of fire-tolerant species

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grazer-maintained climax community

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successional stage persist as final seral stage due to intense grazing
- Grazers consume the most palatable plants, leaving behind less palatable or better-defended species
- ex: plants won’t eat cheatgrass (inedible) AND cheatgrass is fire resistance, so cheatgrass = climax community

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Frederick Clements view on biological communities:

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  • communities are stable, integrated, and orderly entities with a highly predictable composition
  • communities develop by passing through a series of predictable stages dictated by extensive interactions among species and this development culminates in a stable final stage called a climax community
  • Closed community
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Henry Gleason believed that…

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  • a community found in a particular area is neither stable nor predictable
  • it is largely a matter of chance whether a similar community develops in the same area after a disturbance occurs
  • Open Community
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Clements vs Gleason- who was more correct?

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  • Clements’s position was too extreme
  • Gleason’s view is more correct
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clement hypothesis

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identical communities will always develop in identical environments

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Gleason hypothesis

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identical communities will not always develop in identical environments

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disturbance definition

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an event that removes some individuals or biomass from a community

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disturbance always…

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alters some aspect(s) of resource availability

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impact of a disturbance is based on (3 things):

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  • type of disturbance
  • frequency
  • severity
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6 types of disturbances

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  • fire
  • windstorms
  • floods
  • deforestation
  • disease epidemics
  • herbivore outbreaks
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intermediate disturbance hypothesis

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biodiversity is highest when disturbances are not rare or frequent (disturbances occur at an intermediate rate)
- low disturbance = exclusion
- high disturbance = only tolerant survive

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ecological succession

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recovery of communities after a severe disturbance
- transformation of communities over time

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ways of chronosequencing

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  • pollen in lake/pond sediments
  • fossils
  • carbon dating
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primary succession

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development of communities in habitats that are initially devoid of plants and organic soil, such as dunes, lava flows, and bare rock
- ONLY on ROCK
- must start from “scratch”
- where no plant has gone before

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primary succession are colonized by…

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species that require no soil and can live on rocks
- early colonizers produce organic matter to create soil (more hospitable for other species)
- ex: algae, lichen, mosses

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Secondary succession

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  • development of communities in disturbed habitats that contain no plants but still contain organic soil
  • specific sequence of species that appears over time is the successional
    pathway
  • ex: plowed fields, forests harmed by hurricane, etc.
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terrestrial succession

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sequence of seral stages that a site passes on its way to a climax community can differ depending on the initial conditions.

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Similar sites can pass through different ___ stages due to variation in ____________.

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  • seral stages
  • variation in historic abiotic conditions, soil fertility, and disturbances
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chronosequence assumes that…

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older and younger sites pass through similar serial stages
- this assumption is not always met

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The best approach to analyzing succession is to use a combination of methods, including….

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chronosequence’s, pollen records, and long- term studies of single sites

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animal succession

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Changes in the plant community can change the habitats that are available to animals
- causes changes in the animal community

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succession of intertidal communities

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succession in intertidal communities can occur rapidly after a disturbance due to short generation time of dominant species

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why can intertidal communities recover rapidly?

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after a disturbance, the populations will experience rapid succession, due to short generation time of dominant species

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stream succession

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rapid succesion; organisms move downstream (away from more disturbed sites)
- quicker moving streams do not have submerged vegetation

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type of extreme disturbance streams can face

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heavy rainfall
- increases volume and speed of water
- causes sand and rocks to move downstream (killing/wiping out plants, animals, and algae downstream)

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heterotrophic river

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respiration > photosynthesis

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autotrophic river

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photosynthesis > respiration

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rivers always start as…and usually end as…

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start: heterotrophic
- initially not large amounts of photosynthesis/plant life
end: autotrophic
- longer life = erosion and mud; less submerged vegetation (no light) = less photosynthesis

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lake/pond succession occurs at…

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slow transformation rates

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most lakes are…

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oligotrophic (nutrient-poor)
- little submerged vegetation

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mesotrophic

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lake w/ more nutrients than oligotrophic
- some submerged vegetation

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eutrophic lake

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lots of nutrients (fish die-off from bacteria digesting algae and lack of CO2)
- LOTS of nitrogen and phosphorous
- LOTS of submerged vegetation

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lake succession: model 2: years w/ little succession, w/ episodes of rapid change

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  • drought (dries up)
  • new plants colonize bottom of lake (from bottom up)
  • as drought ends, lake fills and plants detach from bottom
  • sediments eventually fill basic and plants float to surface
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Succession does NOT always produce…

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a single climax community.

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in early stages of succession, abiotic conditions are…

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rapidly altered
- once a community contains the largest plants it can support, changes will occur more slowly

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When environmental conditions are stable, the composition of plant species in a community…

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also becomes stable
-the species in a climax community can continue to change.

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When environmental conditions are stable, the species in a climax community can….

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continue to change

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as one moves along an environmental gradient, composition of ___ can ____

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composition of climax communities can vary

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Except for oceans, most aquatic systems are…

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considered temporary (NOT climax community)
- all receive inputs of soil particles and organic matter from surrounding land

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routine lake succession (model 1)

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gradual filling of shallow bodies of water
- roots/stems accumulate below water

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Small-scale disturbances in an area with a climax community can allow growth of…

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species that are not considered climax species
- ex: break in tree canopy (climax tree species die); lots of plants colonize to try and get sunlight (competition for sunlight)

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Climax Community Characteristics

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  • Maintain species diversity for extended time
  • Multiple specialized ecological niches
  • High level of organism interactions
  • Nutrients recycled & biomass levels remain constant
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The only thing differentiating a climax community from a successional community is…

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time scale

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After a disturbance occurs, a succession of species and communities…

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replaces the individuals that were lost

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The composition of a community is primarily a function of…

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climate and history

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Jaccard’s index measures…

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how similar 2 communities are

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Jaccard’s index equation:

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J = X / (A+B+X)
- X = # of species in BOTH communities
- A = # of species in ONLY community (A)
- B = # of species in ONLY community (B)

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Jaccard’s index range:

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0–>1
- 0 = no species in common
- 1 = identical species composition

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succession depends on…

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the ecosystem
- habitat
- environment
- climate

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