Pioneer community
What is the organism survival strategy in the Pioneer community?
r-strategists
What is the term for: Succession in a body of freshwater. In this process, small lakes may disappear and be replaced by plant communities.
Hydrosere
What is the organism survival strategy in the Climax community?
k-strategists
The first stage in terrestrial succession
Colonization
Primary succession occurs in areas that ______?
Have never been occupied by an ecological community
The NPP in a pioneer community is ______? (High/Low)
High
What is the term for: Succession in salt water marshes.
Halosere
The NPP in a climax community is ______? (High/Low)
Low
The second stage in terrestrial succession
Establishment
Secondary succession occurs in areas that ______?
There has been a natural or anthropogenic disturbance
The diversity in a pioneer community is ______? (High/Low)
Low
What is the term for: Succession along sand dunes. This stabilises the dunes and stops them shifting.
Psammosere
The diversity in a climax community is ______? (High/Low)
High
The third stage in terrestrial succession
Competition
Examples of where primary succession happens
bare rock or sand dunes
The mineral cycling in a pioneer community is ______? (Slow, Limited Volume/Quick, Higher Volume)
Slow, Limited Volume
What is the term for: Succession starting from bare rock. This is seen most often on lava flows.
Lithosere
The mineral cycling in a climax community is ______? (Slow, Limited Volume/Quick, Higher Volume)
Quick, Higher Volume
The fourth stage in terrestrial succession
Stabilization
Examples of where secondary succession happens
Abandoned fields, deforested areas, storm damage, flooding.
Pioneer communities are the _____ community in the transitions. (First/Last)
First
What is the term for: Succession in dry areas.
Xerosere
Pioneer communities are the _____ community in the transitions. (First/Last)
Last
The final stage in terrestrial succession
Climax