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प्रश्न
What are ‘pioneer species’? Give two examples of them.
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उत्तर
The species which invade a bare area and initiate the succession are called pioneer species.
Examples of pioneer species:
- Crustose lichens are pioneer species on rocks.
- Small phytoplanktons are pioneer species in aquatic habitat.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is ecological succession?
Answer the following question.
List the factors upon which the type of invading pioneer species depends on secondary hydrarch succession. Why is the rate of this succession faster than that of primary succession?
What is the term used to denote the gradual and predictable change in the species composition of a given area?
What is the entire sequence of communities that successively change in a given area called?
Identify the CORRECT statement with respect to ecological succession.
Climax community is in a state of ______.
The sequence of communities of primary succession in water is ______.
Among bryophytes, lichens and fern which one is a pioneer species in a xeric succession?
The second stage of hydrosere is occupied by plants like ______.
Explain the following term with reference to ecological succession.
Hydrosere
