Succession :
Succession SUCCESSION is the progressive change in the composition of composition. Colonising communities
(first to arrive) Climax Community
(final) Succession of species leads to
Species Diversity
Biomass
Complexity of food web
Sequence Of Succession :
Sequence Of Succession Stages
Initial colonisation of bare rock
Intermediate communities
Climax Community Info
As each community grows it alters the habitat making it favourable for others which compete more successfully at dominating the current community.
Most successful plants for that environment become established Change
Increasing soil formation, nutrition and capacity to hold water. Example
Lichens
Mosses
Grasses
Herbs and shrubs
Trees
Climax Community :
Climax Community The CLIMAX COMMUNITY
Show long term sustainability
Cannot be replaced
Is in a state of dynamic equilibrium
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