ecological succession Flashcards
1
Q
what is succession?
A
the progressive change of communities over time
2
Q
what is nudation?
A
- the development of bare sites with no organisms inhabiting them
3
Q
what is primary succession?
A
the colonisation of plants in a barren place
4
Q
what is a pioneer plant
A
a plant capable of invading bare sites such as newly exposed soil surface
5
Q
what are r related species
A
a fast growing and reproducing organism, often the first to occupy unused living resources and living space
6
Q
what is secondary succession?
A
the reconciliation of disturbed plant species
7
Q
climax community
A
the end point in a community succession where the community has become relatively stable
8
Q
what are k selected species
A
- a slow growing long lived species typical to those in a climax community.
