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    The document describes models of primary succession in a pond and ocean sand dunes. For the pond succession model, microorganisms are deposited in the water, forming muck on the bottom which allows water plants to take root, increasing organic matter over time and allowing larger plants and then fish to move in as the water shallows. For the ocean sand dune model, nutrients from decaying seaweed allow soil to form from decaying vegetation, which then supports lichens, mosses and salt-tolerant grasses that help create more soil for shrubs and eventually a white spruce forest.

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    The document describes models of primary succession in a pond and ocean sand dunes. For the pond succession model, microorganisms are deposited in the water, forming muck on the bottom which allows water plants to take root, increasing organic matter over time and allowing larger plants and then fish to move in as the water shallows. For the ocean sand dune model, nutrients from decaying seaweed allow soil to form from decaying vegetation, which then supports lichens, mosses and salt-tolerant grasses that help create more soil for shrubs and eventually a white spruce forest.

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    Science Lab 3-1B P. 118

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    The document describes models of primary succession in a pond and ocean sand dunes. For the pond succession model, microorganisms are deposited in the water, forming muck on the bottom which allows water plants to take root, increasing organic matter over time and allowing larger plants and then fish to move in as the water shallows. For the ocean sand dune model, nutrients from decaying seaweed allow soil to form from decaying vegetation, which then supports lichens, mosses and salt-tolerant grasses that help create more soil for shrubs and eventually a white spruce forest.

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    Modelling Succession in Ecosystems

    Question: How are different stages of primary and secondary succession similar and how are they different? Part 1: Modelling primary succession Pond Succession 1. Micro-organisms carried by wind and insects are deposited in the water. 2. Micro-organisms die and form a layer of much on the pond bottom. 3. Water plant fragments transported by birds and wind take root in the muck. 4. The increased decay of organisms provides more organic matter on the pond bottom, in which pond lilies and cattails can take root. 5. Pond lilies and cattails die off, creating more organic material on the pond bottom. 6. Water becomes shallower. Grasses and small shrubs move in. 7. Fish and other animals carried by streams, birds, or other animals move in. Ocean Sand Dune Succession 1. Nutrients are obtained from decaying seaweed. 2. Decaying vegetation creates soil.

    3. Soil can hold water, so other organisms such as lichens and mosses begin to grow. 4. Grasses that can tolerate salt spray from the ocean begin to grow.

    5. Grasses help anchor the soil.

    6. Shrubs can grow because of the increased amount of soil. 7. A forest of white spruce eventually grows.

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