AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 5 stages of succession are Nudation, Invasion, Competition and Co-action, Reaction, and Climax or Stabilization. At the same location, a succession of biotic communities naturally emerge one after another until the Climax stage is reached. In their early stages, biotic communities develop slowly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Succession describes the patterns of change in ecosystems when a new environment is formed or after an existing environment is disturbed. Succession occurs in all types of ecosystems, from oceans and wetlands to tundra, deserts, and forests.

Detailed explanation-3: -Imagine a forest that has been destroyed by a forest fire. All the plants and animals that lived there are gone. But the burned-up forest will not remain lifeless forever. Plants and animals will return to the area in a process called ecological succession.

Detailed explanation-4: -The process of primary succession can take hundreds, if not thousands, of years. In contrast, the process of secondary succession can reestablish an ecosystem’s climax communities in as few as 50 years. The ecosystem’s animal populations are also established more quickly during secondary succession.