what is ecological succession?
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Ecological succession is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. The time scale can be decades (for example, after a wildfire), or even millions of years after a mass extinction.
Ecological succession can be of the following two types:-
1. Primary succession is the series of community changes which occur on an entirely new habitat which has never been colonized before. For example, a newly quarried
rock face or sand dunes.
2. Secondary succession is the series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat. For example, after felling trees in a woodland, land clearance or a fire.
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