Ecological Succession
What would happen if the lawn at your home were never cut? The grass would get longer, as in
Figure 1,
and soon it would look like a meadow. Later, larger plants would grow from seeds brought
to the area by animals or wind. Then, trees might sprout. In fact, in 20 years or less you wouldn‘t be
able to tell that the land was once a mowed lawn. An ecologist can tell you what type of ecosystem
your lawn would become. If it would become a forest, they can tell you how long it would take and
predict the type of trees that would grow there.
Succession
refers to the normal, gradual changes that
occur in the types of species that live in an area. Succession occurs differently in different places
around the world.
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