Question

differentiate between primary and secondary succession​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Primary Succession can be defined as the process of growth in an area that was previously uninhabited, barren, unoccupied and there was no initial vegetation.

On the other hand, Secondary Succession can be defined as the growth of the community in such area which was previously occupied, inhabited and that has primary vegetation but got disturbed or damaged due to some external or internal factors.

Answer 2

Difference between primary and secondary successions are as follows:

• The Primary succession occurs in a land where there is no initial vegetation,whereas the secondary succession occurs in a land that have primary succession i.e, where there is initial vegetation.
• The Primary successions need more time to complete while,the secondary succession takes comparatively less time.