The Mechanism of Secondary Succession in Imperata Grassland
Many mechanisms can trigger succession of the second including facilitation, inhibition, trophic interaction, initial composition, and competition-colonization trade-offs. The factors that control the increase in abundance of a species during succession may be determined mainly by seed production and dispersal, micro climate; landscape structure (habitat patch size and distance to outside seed sources); Bulk density, pH, soil texture (sand and clay).
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