Q1: What species represents the ﬁrst colonizers of the sand dunes? Q2: What species is the intermediate species, and how does it become the dominant species? Q3: What species is the mature, climax community species, and how does it become the dominant species? Stage 2: Pinesinvade 50-100Stage 1: Bare sand is firstcolonized by dune-buildinggrasses, which spread rapidlyand stabilize the moving sand ofthe dunes.years after thedunes are stabilizedby the grasses.Stage 3: Thedominant species inthe community, blackoak, usually appearsafter 100-150 years.Stage 4: Climaxcommunities of blackoak have lasted up to12,000 years.LakeMichiganOlder sand dunes

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Q1: What species represents the ﬁrst colonizers of the sand dunes? Q2: What species is the intermediate species, and how does it become the dominant species? Q3: What species is the mature, climax community species, and how does it become the dominant species?

Stage 2: Pines
invade 50-100
Stage 1: Bare sand is first
colonized by dune-building
grasses, which spread rapidly
and stabilize the moving sand of
the dunes.
years after the
dunes are stabilized
by the grasses.
Stage 3: The
dominant species in
the community, black
oak, usually appears
after 100-150 years.
Stage 4: Climax
communities of black
oak have lasted up to
12,000 years.
Lake
Michigan
Older sand dunes

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