PPT-Succession of an Ecosystem

Succession Where the changing of species composition occurs over a period of time Two main types Primary succession starting from scratch Where there is no living organisms and soil formation is starting. Chapter 22. E6.1 Illustrate how community change may involve succession over time which leads to changes in the mixture of species. Resources and energy available influence productivity of a community. Obj: 11D. Describe how events and processes that occur during ecological succession can change populations and species diversity. .. What is ecological succession?. orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established. . Ilze Metuzāle, Notary. 09/05/2014. The Institution Competent for Handling Succession Matters. Notary. – in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. Court – . in Germany. Notary as a representative appointed by the court – . Ecological succession is the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time. . For example, a bare patch of ground will not stay bare. It will rapidly be colonized by a variety of plants.. Biotic and Abiotic Factors. Biotic factors. Biological influences on organisms within an ecosystem. Ex other species competing for food . Abiotic Factors. Physical or non living factors that effect the ecosystem. Succession is usually described as the orderly succession of communities to a climax community (biome) over time or as a sequence of communities (a sere) with each transitory community as a seral stage.. 2. Ecological Succession is…. The observed process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time.. The community begins with relatively few pioneering plants and animals and develops through increasing complexity until it becomes stable or self-perpetuating as a climax community.. Relate the structure of each of the major plant organs and tissues to physiological processes.. Explain how the structures of plant tissues and organs are directly related to their roles in physiological processes.. All . of the organisms in a typical ecosystem are interdependent, helping to maintain the equilibrium of the ecosystem and sustaining each other. Which of the following processes can bacteria perform that is not possible for the other members of a typical ecosystem?. SIGNIFICANT IDEAS:. Climate determines the type of biome in a given area although individual ecosystems may vary due to many local abiotic and biotic factors.. Succession leads to climax communities that may vary due to random events and interactions over time. This leads to a pattern of alternative stable states for a given ecosystem.. https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQAEXerUrTGltkqpjeB5pVQ9tuumYcjA9TrfN1cncDzLFnZlclWyw. https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOrw1l8QB4vgR-iRd_PpH-GvaGT66s1ks2JJFHVqcbZCkpi4VH. Primary . Succession. What is the pioneer species in primary succession?. LICHEN. Lichen produces acid that . breaks down rock . . When . lichen . dies it . leaves behind a little . bit of dirt and a little . Values. Resistance vs.. Resilience. Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis. Succession (primary vs. secondary). Value of an Ecosystem. Instrumental. . Cultural services:. The knowledge we gain. Provisions. Succession. Ecological succession" is the observed process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. Within any community some species may become less abundant over some time interval, or they may even vanish from the ecosystem altogether. Similarly, over some time interval, other species within the community may become more abundant, or new species may even invade into the community from adjacent ecosystems. This observed change over time in what is living in a particular ecosystem is "ecological succession"..