This type of succession is often called secondary succession (Connell & Slayter 1977). Early successional communities are those that establish themselves relatively quickly after disturbance ...

What are primary and secondary ecological succession? There are two major types of ecological succession: primary succession and secondary succession. Primary succession happens when a new patch of ...

Both primary and secondary sites in initial succession are characterized by full exposure to the sun, violent fluctuations in temperatures, and rapid changes in moisture conditions. Only the ...

Ecological succession is the progressive change, in an ecosystem, of species composition over time. With the change in species composition comes a series of modifications in community structure ...

It is therefore crucial to resolve whether N 2-fixing trees can relieve nitrogen limitation and ensure fixation as an ecosystem service 20 during tropical forest secondary succession. The ...