Question

Differentiate between primary and secondary succession. Why is secondary succession faster than primary succession ?Explain with suitable examples

Answer 1

Answer:

Primary Succession occurs in the lifeless or barren area while Secondary Succession occurs in an area, which has been recently got deprive of life and was previously inhabited.

Secondary succession is usually faster than primary succession because soil and nutrients are already present due to 'normalization' by previous pioneer species, and because roots, seeds and other biotic organisms may still be present within the substrate