Answer to Question #174300 in Ecology for Abhishek Gaurav

Question

Make clear and labelled diagrams of the various stages of hydrarch or xerarch

succession. (10)

Answer 1

A hydrarch succession is a form of plant succession that starts out in shallow water and eventually culminates in a forest.Aquatic plants are submerged in deeper water. Bulrushes, cattails and other similar plants get rooted in the mud of shallow water.