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This 3-page paper focuses on secondary succession as it pertains to farmland, abiotic and biotic components and the natural ecological progression. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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prepares soil for yet more vegetation to spring up. Sometimes this happens through primary succession, and sometimes through secondary succession, which is defined as a change in ecological species composition
resulting from a change in the ecosystem (such as through fire or farming). In this paper, well focus on secondary succession
as it pertains to farmland, discuss the impact of biotic and abiotic components on the land and point out the cycle of progression that a farming ecosystem might go through
after changes. In discussing how biotic and abiotic components impact the land, its first helpful to determine what these things are. Quite
simply, biotic components are living components, while abiotic components are non-living components (Homestead.com, 2004). Biotic consists of organisms that are part of the environment, whereas abiotic factors focus on temperature,
light, water and other nutrients (Georgia Perimeter College, 2002). The abiotic factors aid in the growth of the biotic factors, and then as those organisms die (because, for example, they
might be cut off from light or water), they decay and fertilize the soil. Both of these components play a huge role
in ecosystems, which is the overall environmental unit that functions (Homestead.com, 2004). This can be seen in terms of farmland that might
be abandoned. The vegetation planted eventually dies and decays, giving way to herbal communities (and even weeds) (Homestead.com, 2004). As herbal community replaces herbal community, the soils organic layer deepens
(which, in turn, increases the soil moisture retention capacity) (Homestead.com, 2004). What ultimately ends up happening after decades is that pine trees, then oak trees take root, and the forest
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