Environmental 101

Primary Succession - succession from nothing, no soil or vegetation, on bare rock, very slow Secondary Succession - succession from bare soil, there is already an ecosystem there Inhibition Succession - an early arriving species that makes a site less suitable for others Succession from pasture - soil compaction in addition to grazing has flattened land, secondary succession, composed of grasses Succession from tilled land or bare soil - land flattened by farming, no pits, secondary ...