5/22/24 - Lecture 27: Succession Flashcards
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Succession
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The pattern of changing species composition as a result of colonization and species interactions in a new habitat or after a disturbance
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Pioneer species
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Early successional species (generally r-selected)
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Climax species
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Late successional species
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Primary succession
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A substrate that has no living organisms or legacy of former living organisms
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Secondary succession
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A substrate has been disturbed but does contain a legacy of organisms that lived there before
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Autosuccession
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The same plant community reassembles from in situ seeds and resprouts
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When does maximal diversity occur during succession?
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Maximal diversity occurs at mid-succession.
