Lithosere

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what type of succession is lithosere?
primary
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What is the general name for the first species to colonise the rock?
pioneer species
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What is common feature of a pioneer species?
autotrophic
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What is created as plants and lichens die which can improve the fertility of the soil?
humus
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What is the name given to plant succession that starts on newly exposed rock?
lithosere
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What is the first stage of lithosere called?
crustose lichen stage
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What is the second stage called?
Foliose Lichens stage
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what stage comes after the Foliose lichens stage?
moss stage
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What is name given to the organisms that make up the final stage of ecological succession?
climax community
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what type of succession is characterised by plant succession on land devoid of vegetation and often soil?
primary
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what stage occurs after the moss stage?
herbs stage
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In what stage does herbaceous vegetation disappear and the habitat begins to become more suitable for trees?
shrub stage
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what is the name of the type of trees which require little liquid water to survive?
xerophytic trees
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In what stage do xerophytic trees appear?
xerophytic tree stage
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which type of trees are adapted to neither particularly dry nor wet conditions?
mesophytic trees
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What is the final stage of lithosere succession?
forest stage
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In which stage do mesophytic trees appear?
forest stage
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Does the xerophytic tree stage come before or after the shrub stage?
after
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