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SECONDARY SUCCESSION [1 record]

Record 1 2003-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Types of Succession. Primary succession is the establishment of plants on land that has not been previously vegetated. ... Begins with colonization and establishment of pioneer species. Secondary succession is the invasion of a habitat by plants on land that was previously vegetated. Removal of past vegetation may be caused by natural or human disturbances such as fire, logging, cultivation, or hurricane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

On distingue les successions primaires, qui s'établissent sur des sites vierges et nouvellement formés (surface dégagée par le retrait d'un glacier ou de la mer, dépôts volcaniques, etc.), et les successions secondaires, qui se mettent en place après qu'une perturbation majeure a affecté l'écosystème (feu, défrichement, avalanche, etc.).

OBS

La durée d'une succession s'étend de plusieurs milliers d'années, pour une forêt climacique, à quelques heures, pour le remplacement des organismes planctoniques dans certaines zones littorales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Sucesión de plantas tras la destrucción de la vegetación inicial

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