Title: Explain principles and processes of ecological succession.
Course: Forestry Management, Advanced (18502-II) > Section: Viewing the Forest as a Community (Ecology)

Explanation should include

- types of ecological succession
  - primary
  - secondary
  - abandoned field
- definition of climax and climax vegetation
- forest stratification
  - forest layers
  - effects on forest resources
  - species diversity.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does ecological succession affect the landscape and forest ecosystem over time?
- Why is succession important to forest ecosystems?
- What effects does forest stratification play in species diversity?