Imagine a picture of Mrs. Foster's "meadow" as she likes to call it. Of the two types of ecological succession, which one is occurring in the meadow?
Be sure to include the following in your constructed response:
the term and definition of the type of succession occurring in the meadow a description of what can be expected to grow/live in the meadow over time if it is left alone
how the meadow's type of ecological succession is different from the other form of ecological succession
Two different types of succession—primary and secondary—have been distinguished. Primary succession occurs in essentially lifeless areas. Some examples of these areas are regions where the soil is not capable of supporting life. This process is because as lava flows, newly formed dunes or rocks are left from a retreating glacier. Secondary succession occurs in areas where earlier communities that have existed have now been discharged. It is represented by smaller-scale disturbances that do not eliminate all life and nutrients from the environment. Mrs. Foster's "meadow," as she likes to call it, there is a specific succession taking place and it is known as secondary.
