There are two explanations ragarding how succession ir shallow lakes and ponds can end in a terrestrial climax community Sort cach statement basced on whether it describes the classic or modern explanation for succession in shallow lakes and ponds. Classic Modern Annu Rank A dronght canren the lake or pord to go dry, exposing the wdiment on the bottom. Punts bepin to grow in the cupoved sedinent, cosering the lake or xond bain. Water seturns to the lake or pond, killing the planh on the btiom and eventally fillng the hasin with pout. The plants on the water's surface dic, casing peut to accundte in the lake or pond. Panes grow from the edgos of the lake or pond towands the cemer ef the warer. The plunts on the water's rface die, eventaally ling the luke or pond in with pot.

There are two explanations ragarding how succession ir shallow lakes and ponds can end in a terrestrial climax community Sort cach statement basced on whether it describes the classic or modern explanation for succession in shallow lakes and ponds. Classic Modern Annu Rank A dronght canren the lake or pord to go dry, exposing the wdiment on the bottom. Punts bepin to grow in the cupoved sedinent, cosering the lake or xond bain. Water seturns to the lake or pond, killing the planh on the btiom and eventally fillng the hasin with pout. The plants on the water's surface dic, casing peut to accundte in the lake or pond. Panes grow from the edgos of the lake or pond towands the cemer ef the warer. The plunts on the water's rface die, eventaally ling the luke or pond in with pot.

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Chapter20: Ecosystems And The Biosphere

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