Ecological Succession And Dredging

Ecological Succession and Dredging

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pioneer species climax species typical ecological succession on land:

disturbances to forest ecosystem: forest fire volcano land slide

disturbances to forest ecosystem: farmer plowing field – if the farmer lets the field lie fallow, ecological succession will occur

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benthic communities include many types of organisms

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dredging is often for navigation – sediments settle and build up on bottom > 500 million cubic yards per year in U.S

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