ECOLOGY
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
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Question
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Consider each events below and determine which of the recovery process for the environment will happen by primary succession.
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Major flooding of a creek bed.
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Logging a wooded area.
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Melting, receding glaciers.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Primary succession follows the formation of a totally new habitat, such as when a lava flow or a receding glacier creates or reveals new land which is devoid of soil or vegetation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Primary succession happens when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time. This can happen, for example, when lava cools and creates new rocks, or when a glacier retreats and exposes rocks without any soil. During primary succession, organisms must start from scratch.
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