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which is the best example of the final stage of secondary succession? a freshly - cut field barren dirt a forest
Secondary succession is the ecological process of community recovery after a disturbance (like a fire or logging) where soil and some organisms remain. The final stage (climax community) is a stable, self - sustaining ecosystem. A freshly - cut field is an early stage of secondary succession (just disturbed). Barren dirt is more like an early stage of primary succession (little to no soil life). A forest represents a mature, stable climax community, which is the final stage of secondary succession as it has a complex, stable ecosystem with diverse species and a stable structure.
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