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This 5 page paper provides a secondary succession time line and an exploration of the named plants. Requirements for plant life and how they interrelate with one another and their environment are the topics addressed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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by which plant life is spread and secondary succession is one of those. Secondary succession is the "autogenic succession on landforms from which the previous community has not been
completely removed" ("Secondary" PG). Obviously, such changes do not happen overnight but rather over the course of decades and centuries. The changes are often subtle, as they happen slowly
over time. The trees and shrubs in a forest do seem to change in character, but many do not notice as it happens over the course of generations.
A true example of secondary succession comes from the North Carolina Piedmont. The first year sported mixed forbs where horseweed was dominant ("Classic" PG). The second year, not unlike
the first, was also mixed forbs but field aster was the predominant plant (PG). Then, in the third to fifth years, broom sedge dominated the field (PG). Broomsedge remained dominant
from the years five through ten but pines invaded (PG). From year ten through year seventy-five, developing pines were standing, and after that from year 76 through 175, a pine
oak forest was in place (PG). From year 175 on, a mixed oak-hickory forest stood (PG). This true example, documented by Oosting and Keever in the 1940s serves as a
fine display of secondary succession and will be used for purposes of this report. In the example, one sees that over time, new species are introduced and some eventually take
over the entire piece of land. In evaluating the sample presented, one can analyze it in a variety of ways. First, in identifying the point of origin, one has to
ask whether or not each entrant was exotic, alien or an introduced species. In the example, however, it should first be noted that the role of facilitation is emphasized ("Models"
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