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Succession
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• Describe how ecosystems recover from a disturbance.
• Compare succession after a natural disturbance with succession after a human caused disturbance.
Daily Objectives
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• In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatau in the Indian Ocean was blown to pieces by an eruption. The tiny island that remained was completely barren.
• Within two years, grasses were growing. Fourteen years later, there were 49 plant species, along with lizards, birds, bats, and insects. By 1929, a forest containing 300 plant species had grown. Today, the island is blanketed by mature rain forest.
• How did the island ecosystem recover so quickly?
Think About It (not on notes)
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• Ecosystems change over time• especially after a disturbance• some species die out• some new species move in• succession increase the number
of species
Succession
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Start of Regrowth
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Mount St. Helens Today
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• New land created or sterilization occurs
• No remnants of a former community
• Slow process, can take centuries to grow back
• Growth begins at newly exposed surface
Primary Succession
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• Pioneer species are the first species to move into an area
• Ex. Lichens - Help break down rock and form soil.
Succession of plant growth:Bare rocklichensgrassesbushestrees
Primary Succession
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• Examples of disturbances that can cause primary succession:
• Volcano eruptions / lava flow
• Retreating glaciers
Primary Succession
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• Primary succession on retreating glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska
Primary Succession
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• Existing community is not completely destroyed
• New and surviving vegetation can regrow
• Re-growth proceeds quicker because soil survives the disturbance
Secondary Succession
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• Examples of disturbances that can cause secondary succession:
• Forest wildfires
•Hurricanes
•Other natural disturbances
Secondary Succession
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Secondary Succession
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• “Stable” community that results after hundreds of years
• Characterized by mature trees
Climax Communities
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• Ecologists used to think that succession in a given area always proceeds through the same stages to produce a specific and stable climax community.
• Recent studies have shown that succession doesn’t always follow the same path, and that climax communities are not always uniform and stable.
Climax Communities
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• Secondary succession in healthy ecosystems following natural disturbances often reproduces the original climax community.
• Healthy coral reefs and tropical rain forests often recover from storms
• Healthy temperate forests and grasslands recover from wildfires.
Succession AFTER Natural Disturbances
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Ecosystems may or may not recover from extensive human-caused disturbances.
Example: Clearing and farming of tropical rain forests can change the microclimate and soil enough to prevent re-growth of the original community.
Succession AFTER Human Caused Disturbances
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