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Influx A mass arrival or incoming
Ecological Succession the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
Primary Succession the development of plant and animal life in an area without topsoil; the development of biotic communities in a previously uninhabited and barren habitat with little or no soil
Water Table The level below which the ground is completely saturated with water.
Secondary Succession The development of such communities in an area that has been disturbed but still retains its topsoil, as in a burned-over area
Competition The simultaneous demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources, such as nutrients, living space, or light.
Climax Community An ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment
Weathering the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
Pioneer Species Plant species that dominate a community in the early stages of succession.
Stable Ecosystem One which will mantain, or return to, its original condition after any given disturbance.
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