Clearcutting trees from a wooded area includes cutting down and removing all vegetation in the area. Clearcutting can have negative effects on an ecosystem, but it is also said to have benefits to the ecosystem. Possible benefits of clearcutting include clearing the area of dead trees to help regenerate new, healthier trees. What type of ecological succession is clearcutting an example of? regenerative succession pioneer succession primary succession secondary succession

Clearcutting trees from a wooded area includes cutting down and removing all vegetation in the area. Clearcutting can have negative effects on an ecosystem, but it is also said to have benefits to the ecosystem. Possible benefits of clearcutting include clearing the area of dead trees to help regenerate new, healthier trees. What type of ecological succession is clearcutting an example of? regenerative succession pioneer succession primary succession secondary succession

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter17: Communities And Ecosystems

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