Succession
Succession song complete the lyrics on your sheet
Succession learning outcomesYou should all be able to:Define successionIdentify the two types of succession and the difference between them
Most of you should be able to:Distinguish between zonation and succession
Some of you might be able to:Describe the change in specific species through the process of succession within a named habitat.Succession the orderly process or change over time in the composition of a community.
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Two types of successionPrimary the colonization of newly created land by organisms
Secondary This occurs in places where the previous communities have been destroyed e.g. forest fire.
Two types of succession
Watch the simulation and make notes about what happens at the different stages.http://www.mrphome.net/mrp/succession.swf
Zonation.The arrangement or patterning of plant communities or ecosystems into bands in response to change in some environmental factor over distance.What environmental factors cause changes to the vegetation?
Can you think of any real-world examples where this might happen?
http://razottoli.wordpress.com/introduction/rocky-intertidal-zonation-patterns/http://www.diercke.com/kartenansicht.xtp?artId=978-3-14-100790-9&stichwort=Andes&fs=17VocabularyVocabularyDefinitionseral stages
sere
lithosere
hydrosere
xerosere
pioneer community
climax communitySuccession in a freshwater habitat
These are the different stages through which succession passes
This is the final community in the stages of succession
Succession in a dry habitat
This is the first community in the stages of succession
A set of communities that succeed one another over the course of succession at a particular location
Succession on bare rockPrimary succession - stagesOn your handout match the correct description to each stage of primary successionCase study sand dunes (primary succession)Read the case study and answer the questions.
Make sure you are taking notes of the different organisms found at each stage this will be your named habitat.On a sheet of paperDefine the term succession.
Define primary and secondary succession and the difference between them.
What are the main differences between succession and zonation?