vocab
the predictable and orderly changes that occur over time in a community of plants and animals
ecological succession
the scientific study of the relationships between organisms and their environments
ecology
the wood from the conifers or evergreen trees
softwood
the series of changes occurring in a newly formed habitat
primary succession
the plant life in an area
vegetation
the wood from broad-leaved, mostly deciduous trees
hardwood
the first species to populate or repopulate a barren or disturbed area
pioneer species
a scientist who studies plant life
botanist
the physical surface features of a place or region
topography
the base usually rock or soil in which organism lives
substrate
a stage in the series of ecological succession
sere
to establish growth n ecological community
colonize
the series of changes occurring in an area where the existing ecosystem has been distributed
secondary succession