What is dispersal?
The movement of individuals (or their propagules, such as seeds, spores, or larvae) away from their place of origin
What are pioneer species?
Good at dispersal
* Grow fast
* Short lived
* Thrive in poor/absent soils
* Help build soils
What are Intermediate species?
- Require some soil nutrients
- Grow moderately fast and
moderately high - Moderate lifespan
- Moderate dispersal
- Help build soils more
What are climax community species?
- Slow dispersal
- Grow slowly but get very tall
- Long lived
- Require rich soils
- Great competitors
What is Succession?
The process by which the community of species in an area changes over time.”
What are pools?
Pools are storage compartments or reservoirs
What are fluxes?
Fluxes are exchanges between pools (inputs & outputs). Its almost the rate a substance moves.
What drives succession over time?
Dispersal and competition
What is runoff?
The movement of water over the land surface and into bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.
What is percolation/infiltration ?
The process by which water seeps into the soil downward through pores and fractures.
What is a dead zone?
A region of oxygen-free (anoxic) ocean water created by a chain of events that starts with over-fertilization with nitrogen.
