chapter 3.3 Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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occurs when 1 community replaces another in an ecosystem as a result of changing abiotic and biotic factors.(reassembling of a community)
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ecological succession
2
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is the establishment of a community in an area of exposed rock that does not have any topsoil.(occurs where there is NO topsoil or life)
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primary succession
3
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are the first organisms to appear; they help to create soil by breaking down rocks they are found in both primary and secondary succession.(lichens)
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pioneer species
4
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is a community that is disrupted after an event but the soil remains intact.(fires,floods,hurricanes)
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secondary succession
5
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helps to restore damaged or destroyed ecosystem and create succession in a shortened timeline.
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ecological restoration
