Populations
A factor that is living or once lived
Biotic
Type of succession that starts from bare rock
Primary Succession
The amount of dissolved salts in the water
Salinity
Changes in temperature and precipitation over a year
Seasonal Variations
Birth Rate
Natality
Immigration
Example of natural disaster that would cause secondary succession
Fire
The chemical properties of water
Chemistry
A factor that limits a populations growth
Limiting Factor
The best and most favorable condition
Example of natural disaster that would cause primary succession
Volcanic eruptions
The distance from the surface
Depth
Climate Change
Body of water that is both fresh and salt water
Estuary
When an organism moves out of an area
Emigration
Type of succession that starts from soil
Secondary Succession
The top surface of a body of water
Photic Zone/Neritic Zone
Fluctuating
A range of conditions that an organism can survive in
Range of Tolerance
The most organisms an ecosystem can support
Carrying Capacity
First species to return in primary succession
Lichen
The bottom layer of a body of water
Aphotic Zone/Benthic Zone
Individuals of the same species in the same area
Population
Organisms that make their own food from chemicals
Chemoautotrophs