AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The main causes of ecological succession include the biotic and climatic factors that can destroy the populations of an area. Wind, fire, soil erosion and natural disasters include climatic factors.

Detailed explanation-2: -patterns of propagules may be the pivotal factors determining how succession differs between intense disturbances of large and small extent. intensity; disturbance size; dispersal distance; land-scape ecology; patch size; succession.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abiotic factors such as soil quality, water, and climate will determine the species that continue the process of succession. Mosses and grasses will be able to grow in the newly created soil. During early succession, plant species like grasses that grow and reproduce quickly will take over the landscape.

Detailed explanation-4: -The process of ecological changes that establishes a series of natural communities that are replaced over time is known as succession and is of two types primary and secondary. The primary succession of water bodies such as lakes and ponds results in the conversion of these water bodies into the land community.