Ecological Succession Lecture Notes

In video questions. During the video there are pauses with directed questions for you to answer. Record
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Watch the video and provide a summary of the video. Write down 5 facts from the video
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The Rim Fire

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Why the Giant Dequoia needs fire to grow

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Biodiversity
∙Types of biodiversity:
Definitions of each type
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Threats to Biodiversity
What are the three main threats to biodiversity.
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Ecological Succession
∙ what is succession:
∙ No organisms 🡪 small plants & insects 🡪 grass, rabbits 🡪 shrubs/bushes 🡪 Forest

Define: Pioneer Species :

Primary Succession

∙ Begins in a place….
∙ Events that trigger:
∙ Pioneer Species –
What is the order of organisms in a Primary succession
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Secondary Succession
∙ Begins in an area that ...
∙ Events the trigger:
What is the order of organisms in a secondary succession
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