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Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Islands. Galapagos Islands. Ecological Succession. process in which communities of plants and animal species in a particular area are replaced over time by a series of different and often more complex communities. Two stages Primary succession Secondary succession.

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Galapagos Islands

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  1. Galapagos Islands

  2. Galapagos Islands

  3. Ecological Succession • process in which communities of plants and animal species in a particular area are replaced over time by a series of different and often more complex communities. • Two stages • Primary succession • Secondary succession

  4. Primary Succession succession in a bare area (no mature soil) that has never been occupied before

  5. Secondary Succession succession in an area in which natural vegetation has been removed or destroyed but the soil remains

  6. Ecological Succession

  7. Darwin and the Galapagos When your group finishes answering the questions for In Depth Investigation #1, discuss the following: • How did the Galapagos Islands get there? • How did the first plants get there? • How did the first animals get there? • What is ecological succession?

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