CHANGE IN SPECIES DIVERSITY OVER TIME
Species Diversity
... Ground flora
Shrubs
Understory trees
Canopy trees
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Time Following Abandonment (years)
1. Identify the type of ecological succession that occurred in this ecosystem.
Provide rationale for your response.
This was primary succession because the pioneer species were ground flora.
This was primary succession because there was soil in the field at the time of
abandonment.
This was secondary succession because the pioneer species were ground flora,
This was secondary succession because there was soil in the field at the time of
abandonment