Question

Differentiate between primary and secondary succession. Provide one example of each.

Answer 1

Answer:

Primary succession occurs following an opening of a pristine habitat, for example, a lava flow, an area left from retreated glacier, or abandoned strip mine. In contrast, secondary succession is a response to a disturbance, for example, forest fire, tsunami, flood, or an abandoned field

Answer 2

The difference between primary and secondary succession are following :

• Primary succession occurs in the land where there is no initial vegetation while secondary succession occurs in a land with primary succession.
• Primary succession can be initiated due to a biological factor while secondary succession can be initiates due to external factor.
• Primary succession needs more time to complete while secondary succession needs comparatively less time to complete.
• Example of primary succession- formation of new island,etc
• Example of secondary succession- Volcanic eruption,etc