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SUCCESSION
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The replacement of one type of community by another at the single place over a period of time
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PIONEER SPECIES
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The first organisms to live in an area
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PRIMARY SUCCESSION
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A small community starts to grow in a area where other organisms had not previously lived
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SECONDARY SUCCESSION
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An existing community is destroyed by a natural disaster, such as a fire or a flood or another type of disturbance. Or a farmer might stop growing crops in an area that had been cleared. The original community may regrow.
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MATURE COMMUNITIES AND BIODIVERSITY
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A variety of species that are present in an area is referred to as biodiversity
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