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Succession

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Primary succession   establishment and development of an ecosystem in an area that was previously uninhabited  
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Secondary succession   reestablishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where the soil was left intact  
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Diversity (population/species)   the variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation within a population, the variety of species in a community, or the variety of communities in an ecosystem  
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Ecosystem   a community of organisms and their abiotic environment  
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Community   a group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other  
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Species   a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; also the level of classification below genus and above subspecies  
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Climax community   the final stage of succession, in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment  
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Pioneer species   a species that colonizes an uninhabited area and that starts an ecological cycle in which many other species become established  
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