FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST SUCCESSION
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Question
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In which of the following areas would secondary succession most likely occur?
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A lava flow
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An area with a well-balanced, well-established ecosystem
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A previously forested area devastated by fire
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A rock ledge exposed by the melting of the glacier that covered it
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary succession starts when a disturbance (such as wind storms, insect outbreaks, logging, avalanches, bulldozers, or fire) leaves the soil intact. Seeds, spores, and roots usually remain as well. Sites that begin with secondary succession reach the next stage more quickly than during primary succession.
Detailed explanation-2: -Imagine a forest that has been destroyed by a forest fire. All the plants and animals that lived there are gone. But the burned-up forest will not remain lifeless forever. Plants and animals will return to the area in a process called ecological succession.
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