What is the basic principle of biological succession?
The gradual changing of species within an ecological community is succession. Usually applied to plants, succession begins with an area of no soil and eventually reaches a point where the region supports many plant species.EnvironmentThe physical environment of an area determines what life may exist within that area. Communities of organisms establish themselves within an area and succession begins.CommunityThe ecological community of an area alters that area in ways that benefit different species more than the current species. A succession of communities takes place over time, each contributing factors that make the next community possible.PredictabilitySuccession can be predicted because the area environment is continually modified by the current community to make it more suitable for the next. Trees that don’t grow in shade, for example, create an environment suitable for trees that tolerate or do well in shade.Climax SuccessionSuccession often ends in a stable community that change
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