Disrupting Ecosystems & Ecological  Succession

Part 1: Use the resources below to answer the following questions:

1. What is ecological succession?

2. Define the following terms:

• Pioneer Species
  
• Climax Community

3. Compare and contrast primary succession and secondary succession. 

​Part 2: Case Studies

1. Choose and read one of the case studies.
   
   
   
2. After reading, choose the 4 most important events
   
   
   
3. Create a sequence of events that outlines the changes that occurred in the ecosystem