DENDROLOGY

FOREST ECOLOGY

FOREST SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
List the communities in a sequence of primary succession
A
lichens, mosses, grass, flowering plants, low shrubs, trees
B
grass, flowering plants, low shrubs, trees, lichens, mosses,
C
low shrubs, trees, lichens, mosses, grass, flowering plants,
D
lichens, , flowering plants, low shrubs, threes, mosses, grass
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lichens (Pioneer community) → Mosses → Annual grasses → Perennial grasses → Shrubs → Trees (Climax community).

Detailed explanation-2: -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: -Volcanic eruptions. Retreat of glaciers. Flooding accompanied by severe soil erosion. Landslides. Nuclear explosions. Oil spills. Abandonment of a manmade structure, such as a paved parking lot.

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