Ecological Succession: Primary, Secondary and Climax Communities

What this note covers

1. What Is Ecological Succession?
2. Primary Succession: Colonising Bare Substrate
3. Secondary Succession: Recovery on Disturbed Soil
4. Pioneer Species: Features and Roles Across Seral Stages
5. Climax Communities: Characteristics and Stability
6. Predicting Whether Succession Is Continuing or Has Stabilised
7. Disturbance: Resetting and Redirecting Successional Pathways

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes