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Chapter 28.6, Problem 2TC
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To determine: The environmental conditions that tend to favor natural succession and the conditions that slow down succession or even prevent the ecosystem from recovering at all if a disturbed ecosystem is simply left alone.
Introduction: Succession is the change in the morphology, community diversity of plants and animal species, and functioning of the ecosystem due to various physical factors. It changes the populations and characteristics of the different successions in the ecosystem.
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Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 28.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 28.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 28.2 - Prob. 1CTCh. 28.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 28.2 - explain how competitive exclusion leads to...Ch. 28.2 - explain how interspecific competition can affect...Ch. 28.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 28.3 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 28.3 - Prob. 2TC
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