FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST SUCCESSION
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Question
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A series of changes where an existing community is destroyed and then begins to regrow is called
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primary succession
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secondary succession
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commensalism
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competition
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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. Wildfires will burn most vegetation and kill animals unable to flee the area.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both primary and secondary successions begin with pioneer species that carry out the establishment or re-establishment process of the barren or destroyed ecosystems.
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