difference between primary succession and secondary succession?

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difference between primary succession and secondary succession?

Shokat aziz 21st Mar, 2020

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Richa Gautam 21st Mar, 2020

Properties	Primary Succession	Secondary Succession
Occurs	In areas which are lifeless or barren	In areas which were previously inhabited or recently denuded
Time to complete	Around 1000 years or more	Around 50 – 200 years
Humus	Humus is absent in the starting as there is no soil	Presence of Humus due to the previous occupants and their decomposition
Solubility	Dissolves in warm water	Does not dissolve in water
Soil	The absence of soil in the initial process	Presence of soil along with organisms
Seral community	There are many intermediary seral communities	Few intermediary seral communities when compared to the primary succession
Environment	An unfavorable environment in the starting	Since beginning the environment is favorable
Examples	Bare rock, ponds, desert, etc.	The area affected by natural calamities, covered under deforestation, etc.

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