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Short note on :Primary succession. |
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Answer» 1. Primary succession means the initial development of life on barren piece of land. 2. Primary succession occurs on newly cooled lava, rocks and newly created pond or reservoir. In a newly formed volcanic island, the life starts and takes up millions of years to develop the whole biomass. 3. In the successive serai 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. 4. The establishment of a new biotic community is generally very slow and takes millions of years. 5. Primary succession depends on climatic condition, soil characteristics and natural processes. |
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