Ecological Succession
Posted on : 15 Feb 2020
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- This gradual and fairly predictable change in the species composition of a given area is called ecological succession.
- Ecological Succession finally leads to an establishment of a relatively stable community that is in near equilibrium with the environment and is called the climax community.
- The entire sequences of communities that successively change in a given area are called seres.
- The individual transitional communities are called seral stages or seral communities.
- In the successive seral stages, there is a change in the diversity of species of organisms, increase in the number of species and organisms as well as an increase in the total biomass.
Article Related Questions
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With reference to ecological succession, the term seres refer to:
1.The entire sequence of communities that successively change in a given area
2.A stable community in near equilibrium with the environment
3.Species that invade a bare area
4.The plant species that have adapted to survive in dry conditions
Right Ans : The entire sequence of communities that successively change in a given area
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