SUCCESION

PIONEER SPECIES

• Pioneer species are the first species to colonize an area where succession
• occured.
• This is moss growing on the bare rock.
• You can tell that primary succession occurred here because of the bare rock.
• The climax community has not grown completely here yet.

PIONEER SPECIES #2

• There is long grass that grew first before all the trees.
• You can tell this is secondary succession because it started with soil and there is no lichens and mosses.
• You can tell the climax community has developed here , there are trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants.

PIONEER SPECIES #3

• There are some rock but you can tell this is not secondary
• succession because of all the soil under the rocks and around them.
• The pioneer spiecies here are the shrubs around the rocks.
• The climax community hasn't completely developed here but it has partially.

PIONEER SPIECIES #4

• The pioneer species here is the cat tails and other plants growing around the water.
• This is secondary succession.
• Also here the climax community has partially grown.

CLIMAX COMMUNITY

• This is when a area where succession occurred has almost completely recovered
• and has a variety of plants grown.