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Three aspects account for the complete development of a givenecologicalsuccession.
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When islands emerge, they undergo the process ofecologicalsuccessionas species colonize the island (see theory of island biogeography).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Biomes are often identified with particular patterns ofecologicalsuccessionand climax vegetation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fire preventsecologicalsuccessionin the open habitat where the plant grows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Two basic elements of forest dynamics are: forest disturbance and forest succession (orecologicalsuccession).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It represents an intermediate stage found inecologicalsuccessionin an ecosystem advancing towards its climax community.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Without fire, sandhills undergoecologicalsuccessionand become more oak dominated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These two willowherb species are also seen to dominate open habitat early inecologicalsuccession, to the virtual exclusion of other plant life.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It may invade grassland along with mesquite during the process ofecologicalsuccession.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It can be found in each stage ofecologicalsuccessionon grasslands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a pioneer species inecologicalsuccession, it can colonize bare sites such as lava flows, talus, and abandoned roads.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cyclic succession is one of several kinds ofecologicalsuccession, a concept in community ecology.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The openings are in an early stage ofecologicalsuccession, a stage which is maintained by wildfire that periodically clears trees and shrubs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Communities on wave-swept shores also have high turnover due to disturbance, so it is possible to watchecologicalsuccessionover years rather than decades.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These investigations pioneered the study ofecologicalsuccession.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ecologicalsuccessionhas converted the old fields mostly to northern hardwood forest composed of oak, hackberry, basswood, elm, and ash trees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Second, these suspended particles may impact on solid objects causing erosion by abrasion (ecologicalsuccession).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Temporal change at a slower pace is ubiquitous; it comprises the field ofecologicalsuccession.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ecologicalsuccessionhas taken place on the island to create topsoil able to support ecosystems.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The type of habitat fragmentation varies fromecologicalsuccession, as shrub/grassland areas transition into forested areas.
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