Primary succession is one of two types of biological and ecological succession of plant life, occurring in an environment in which new substrate devoid of vegetation and other organisms usually lacking soil (lava flow) is deposited.
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Climax Community
An ecological community in the final stage of succession, in which the species composition remains relatively stable until a disturbance such as fire occurs.
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Secondary Sucession
Secondary succession is the series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat. Examples include areas which have been cleared of existing vegetation (such as after tree-felling in a woodland).
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