These are known as “pioneer species.” Gradually ... is that the climax community is not the first one present on the landscape after succession begins: First, intermediate communities occupy the space ...

This change is due to shifts in the presence and relative abundance of different species as time passes over years to centuries. While succession is most often thought about in terms of the plant ...

A habitat is readily accessible to many of the species already present, and those colonizing, and therefore occurs at a faster rate than primary succession. Another difference is the degree of ...