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which is the best example of the final stage of secondary succession? barren dirt a freshly - cut field a forest
Secondary succession is the process of ecological recovery in an area where a disturbance has occurred but soil and some organisms remain. The final stage of secondary succession is the climax community, which is a stable and self - sustaining ecosystem. A forest is a complex and stable ecosystem that represents a climax community. Barren dirt is more associated with the early stages of primary succession (if there was no soil before, but in secondary succession, soil is already present, but barren dirt might be a very early secondary stage if we consider a severe disturbance that left only dirt). A freshly - cut field is an early stage of secondary succession as it is a disturbed area that is starting to recover.
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