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Define succession and differetiate between primary and secondary succession. Consider an area that has been disrupted in Ontario and discuss successional changes it has gone through to get back to the climax condition .

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2) Why might you expect communities with fewer species to contain fewer trophic levels? (Ch. 18)

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Certain ecosystem characteristics often undergo predictable changes during succession. Early session can be found with lots of disturbance and late to session is seen at equilibrium without much disturbance at all. Consider this to community types of secondary succession:
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2. A 100 year old mixed pine hardwood forest
In paragraph form predict which community you would expect to have the greatest diversity and also the lower standing biomass(dry weight of living material in a community; this is commonly expressed as weight per unit area), the greater stability and the slowest nutrient cycle rate. In each case explain your answer by defending your logic.

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3. Why is it important to engage senior management early in the process when preparing for a training initiative?

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