2. Events that change a community Can alter resources Can destroy or remove organisms

3. The ability of a community to resist disturbances The greater the biodiversity, the greater the stability

4. Gradual sequential changes of a community Can be primary or secondary

5. The start of a community in a place where there was no life Examples: a new island forms or a volcanic eruption covers a community with lava

6. Pioneer species are small, hardy, and grow quickly Primary succession is a very slow process!

7. Occurs after a disturbance, either natural or man-made

8. This type of succession is much faster. It may only take 100 years in some cases.

9. The stable endpoint of succession There is very little change