FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST SUCCESSION
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Question
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Older inhabitants gradually die out and new organisms move in
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Older inhabitants die out suddenly and new organisms move in
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Older inhabitants stay in the environment and new organisms move in
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Older inhabitants stay in the environment and new organisms do not move in
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Detailed explanation-1: -As an ecosystem changes, older inhabitants gradually die out and new organisms move in, causing further changes in the community. This series of predictable changes that occurs in a community over time is called ecological succession. Ecological succession is slow and gradual; it occurs over a period of many years.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ecological succession is a series of progressive changes in the species that make up a community over time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Succession takes place because through the processes of living, growing and reproducing, organisms interact with and affect the environment within an area, gradually changing it.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 5 stages of Ecological Succession include the following – Nudation, Competition and Co-action, Invasion, Reaction, and Climax or Stabilization.