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Period: to
Ecological Succession
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Volcano Erupts
Creates an island in the Pacific -
Liichens Grow
a pioneeer species grows on the rock -
Small Grasses Start
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Small Shrubs Grow
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Softwood Trees Grow
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Hardwood trees grow
this is the climax community -
Stream runs through island
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plant material falls
plant material falls into lake flooding lake and the trees move further into the lake because the soil is more fertile -
stream gets smaller
trees move in closer, dead material collects at bottom of stream -
Eutrification
lake eventually shrinks to nothing
