Forests and Succession Flashcards
Examples of Pioneer Species
Gaint Foxtail Grass, Common Rage Weedm Horseweed, Common Lamb Quarters, and Shepards Purse
Example of Biennials
Queen Anne’s Lace, Teasel, Common Mullein, Evening Primrose, and Feild Thistle
How many years until Perennials become dominent
5 years
How many years after disterbance do Biennials grow
2nd or 3rd
Examples of Perennials
Tall Golden Rod,
When does Woody Vegitation begin to grow
Decade
Examples of woody vegitation
wild grape, raspberry, multiflora rose, poison ivy, autumn olive, japanese honeysuckle, and virginia creeper
Example of some Trees in early succession
hawthorn, pugnut, shagbark hickory, black walnut, oaks, white ash, clack cherry
Soil Forming Factors
Parent material, relief, climate, organisms, and time
Parent Material
Material that forms soil
Relief/Topography
Affects the movement of water over soil and through it