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Equilibrium
y The state of an ecosystem with relatively constant
conditions.
y Abiotic
Abi i conditions are stable
di i bl
y Energy flows through the system (food chains)
y Nutrients are cycled
y photosynthesis = cellular respiration
Eruption of Krakatoa
y August 27, 1883 – Island off
Indonesia
y Sound wave traveled 4600km
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y Destroyed the island
y Life returned within 9 months
y Seeds carried from nearby islands –
plants grew
y Insects and spiders followed, then
animals
y Within 100 years a lush rainforest
y
community was re‐establishd
Ecological Succession
y The gradual and usually predictable changes in the
composition of a community and the abiotic following
a disturbance.
a disturbance
y Primary Succession – occurs on soil or bare rock where
no life previously existed (i.e. after volcanic eruption)
p y ( p )
y Secondary Succession – succession in a partially
disturbed ecosystem (i.e. after a forest fire)
Forest Succession
Succession is a good thing
y Provides a mechanism for ecosystems to maintain
long‐term sustainability.
y Allows ecosystems to recover from natural or human
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disturbances
Today’s Task
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