Answer to Question #100412 in Biology for Melissa Evans

Question

what is one difference between between primary and secondary succession

Answer 1

Succession is a process of a change in an ecological community associated with habitat and species alterations. Primary succession is a process of formation of a new ecological community on the area that was not previously inhabited by any other species. The territory lacked soil and vegetation. Secondary succession is a process of formation of a new ecological community on the area that was previously inhabited by several species. The changes in the vegetation and inhabiting species were caused by damaging external or internal factors.