ecological succession
process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time
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Ecological succession is the natural process where the types of plants and animals living in an area gradually change over time. It matters because understanding how ecosystems transform helps us predict how environments will recover after disturbances like fires or floods, and how they might respond to environmental changes.
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Succession after disturbance: a boreal forest one year (left) and two years (right) after a wildfire.
Ecological succession is the process of how species compositions change in an ecological community over time.