Primary and Secondary Succession
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:21:35
Category: / Science & Technology / Physics
Length: 3 pages (918 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Physics
Length: 3 pages (918 words)
Ecosystems are environments where biotic (living) organisms and abiotic (non-living) components interact together to create a functional, complex network of nutrient and energy cycling. These balanced environments take time, sometimes many years, to develop. During the course of development, species are replaced by other species within the ecosystem, a process known as succession. Primary succession happens when species grow in locations where organisms have never previously existed. Secondary succession occurs after an ecosystem disturbance. The …
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…secondary succession changes, environmental scientists can learn how to help and not harm Earth's precious ecosystems.
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