Question

Name various seral stages from pioneer species to climax community with suitable examples in hydrarch succession.

Answer 1

The following are the different seral stages in hydrach succession from pioneer species to climax community:

1. Small phytoplankton are the primary successional species in aquatic settings.
2. Phytoplankton are gradually replaced by rooted-submerged plants (e.g. Hydrilla), rooted-floating angiosperms (e.g. Lotus), free-floating plants (e.g. Pistia), reed swamp (e.g. Typha), marsh-meadow (e.g. Cyperus), scrub (e.g. Alnus), and finally trees (e.g. Quercus).
3. The climax community would be a forest. The sea body transforms into land throughout time.