Secondary succession: Ecological succession that occurs after a disturbance that destroys vegetation but leaves soil intact, such as after a fire or abandoned farmland.
How to apply it: Use secondary succession to predict the sequence of plant communities on an abandoned agricultural field.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Biodiversity
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