Campbell Biology Concepts & Connections, 9th edition
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Author: SIMON, Dickey, Hogan, Reece Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON
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Introduction: Ecological succession is the orderly changes that can be predicted in an ecosystem. The ecological succession can be best demonstrated by a grass occupying a deserted land and then later the shrubs and trees takes over.
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