DENDROLOGY

FOREST ECOLOGY

FOREST SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
About how long does secondary succession take before it reaches a climax community?
A
5 years
B
over 1000 yrs
C
100+ years
D
a million yrs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This process of succession takes about 150 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary succession happens when a climax community or intermediate community is impacted by a disturbance. This restarts the cycle of succession, but not back to the beginning-soil and nutrients are still present.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ecological succession is a gradual process of change and replacement of the types of species in a community. The process of ecological succession may take hundreds or thousands of years. Each new community that arises often makes it harder for the previous community to survive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Secondary succession occurs faster than primary succession because it already has a physical substrate, such as soil that is capable of sustaining life.

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