6 marksEcosystem Dynamics and Community Stability

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 2 · Question 2(b)

Discuss the relationship between ecological succession and climax communities in the stability of ecosystems.

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2(a)Outline four differences between primary and secondary ecological succession.[8 marks]
2(c)Describe two ways in which human activities have affected the nitrogen cycle.[6 marks]

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