Question

Which of the following is an example of secondary succession?
A) sedimentation on the bottom of drained lake
B) landscaping at a golf course
C) reforestation of the cedar forests of the northwest
D) scrub grasses growing on a newly exposed dune

Answer 1

reforestation of the cedar forest of the northwwest

Answer 2

C) reforestation of the cedar forests of the northwest.

A secondary succession is a type of ecological succession in a plants life.

As opposed to primary succession, a secondary succession can be a process that gets started through an event like a hurricane, forest fire, etc. that depletes an already created ecosystem like a wheat field or a forest to a smaller population.

Therefore, a secondary succession may happen on preexisting soil whereas primary succession generally happens in an area which does not have soil.

There are many factors that can affect secondary succession like competition-colonization trade-offs, initial composition, etc.