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Warm Up Complete the following Venn Diagram in your composition book. It should be assignment # 15 (after the Foldable [1st] or Comparison Chart [3rd, 6th, 7th]) Secondary Succession Primary Succession
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Ecological Succession
Succession – gradual development of a community over time. Huge areas of Yellowstone National Park were burned in 1988 (left). By the spring of 1989, regrowth was evident in the burned parts of the park (right).
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Primary Succession Development of a community where no other organisms had previously lived. No soil Bare rock Slow transformation Ex: Volcanic islands, retreating glaciers Pioneer species – the first organisms to live in an area. Ex: lichen, mosses
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Primary Succession
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Secondary Succession Occurs when an existing community is destroyed by a natural disaster, such as fire, flood, or other habitat destruction. Usually shorter than primary succession Soil is present for plants to develop
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Secondary Succession
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Climax Community Climax community - is a biological community of plants and animals which, through the process of ecological succession, has reached a steady state.
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