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the predictable and orderly changes that occur over time in a community of plants and animals

ecological succession

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the scientific study of the relationships between  organisms and their environments

ecology


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the wood from the conifers or evergreen trees

softwood

2000

the series of changes  occurring in a newly formed habitat

primary succession


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the plant life in an area

vegetation

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the wood from broad-leaved, mostly deciduous trees

hardwood

3000

the first species to populate or repopulate a barren or disturbed area

pioneer species


3000

a scientist who studies plant life

botanist

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the physical surface features of a place or region

topography

4000

the base usually rock or soil in which organism lives

substrate

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a stage in the series of ecological succession

sere

5000

to establish growth n ecological community

colonize

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the series of changes occurring in an area where the existing ecosystem has been distributed

secondary succession