front 1 Define succession | back 1 The process by which the species composition of a community changes over time. |
front 2 Define seral stage | back 2 Each stage of community change during the process of succession |
front 3 Define pioneer species | back 3 The earliest species to arrive at a site |
front 4 Define climax community | back 4 The final seral stage in the process of succession |
front 5 Describe the differences between direct and indirect studies of succession. | back 5 Making a continuous timeline of succession via direct observations vs inferential methods (like carbon dating material in lake sediments and examining chronosequences) |
front 6 What assumptions must be made when studying a chronosequence? | back 6 - All the organisms that colonize |
front 7 What is the difference between primary and secondary succession? | back 7 Succession beginning in an environment without organic soil vs an environment which has organic soil |