FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
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Question
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fire will have no effect on natural succession
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grasses first, then shrubs, followed by trees
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large trees first, then shrubs, followed by grasses
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the fire would destroy all plant life
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Detailed explanation-1: -Forest ecologists recognize four phases of forest succession, or what is sometimes called forest development. These phases are: (i) stand initiation, (ii) stem exclusion, (iii) understory reinitiation, and (iv) steady state.
Detailed explanation-2: -The labels I-VII represent the different stages of primary succession. I-bare rocks, II-pioneers (mosses, lichen, algae, fungi), III-annual herbaceous plants, IV-perennial herbaceous plants and grasses, V-shrubs, VI-shade intolerant trees, VII-shade tolerant trees.
Detailed explanation-3: -In secondary succession, a previously occupied area is re-colonized following a disturbance that kills much or all of its community. A classic example of secondary succession occurs in oak and hickory forests cleared by wildfire.