Question

Describe how primary succession following a volcano is different from secondary succession following a forest fire.

Answer 1

A good example of primary succession takes place after a volcano has erupted. The barren land is first colonized by pioneer plants which pave the way for later, less hardy plants, such as hardwood trees, by facilitating pedogenesis, especially through biotic acceleration of weathering and the addition of organic debris to the surface regolith . secondary succession is the succession that occurs after the initial succession has been disrupted.


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