Organize the steps of primary succession to describe how the empty rock
landscape transformed into mature forest communities.
First
1
Rock is broken down and converted into soil
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Lichen and other pioneer species grown on the rocks
3
Small pine trees grow in the soil
4
Grasses and flowering plants grow in the soil
5
The glacier retreated, leaving barren only rock
6
Shrubs and small trees grow in the soil
7
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A climax community develops
Last