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What is plant succession?

Ecological succession is the process of changes in the species structure of an ecological community over time. Within any community some species may become less abundant over some time, or they may even disappear from the ecosystem. Similarly, over some time interval, other species within the community may become more abundant, or new species may appear in the community from adjacent ecosystems.

  1. It includes the plants that develop themselves for the first time on a surface.

  2. It begins as soon as a land area capable of supporting plant life is formed.

  3. Successive development of plants.

  4. It includes dominant plants which are heterotrophs; and it starts in an organic environment, where the energy and organic matter gradually decrease.

  5. It is the change in the species structure of an ecological community of a plant species.
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Explanation

Plant succession begins as soon as a land area capable of supporting plant life is formed. Natural vegetation of a particular location evolves in a series of steps involving different plant communities. Plant succession usually begins with a simple community known as a pioneer community.

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