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Succession — Eduqas GCSE Geography A Definition

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GCSE Geography · key term

Succession

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The gradual change in a community of organisms as species establish and alter environmental conditions, allowing other species to grow.

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Eduqas GCSE Geography A · C111

Specification 5.3.2 · Component 2

Increasing stability and soil enrichment help other plants establish, allowing succession towards heath and woodland. This connects living and non-living parts of the ecosystem: plants respond to the sand and soil, but also change them.
Revise: A UK Small-Scale Ecosystem and Human Impacts

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