100% 1988 in Yellowstone marked a year of severe drought. Very large fires swept through the park, fueled by attempts of suppression. Surveys indicated that 793,880 acres of land burned. The fires destroyed a large portion of the biological life present in the areas affected by the flames. However, the area was not left completely annihilated. Although charred, the soil remained intact, where seeds, eggs, small mammals, and insects remained alive, yet hidden below ground. Plants and animals were able to recover and return to the area relatively quickly. Based on what you read so far, what type of succession is this (primary or secondary)? How do you know? If it is secondary, what was the major event that caused the change?

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1988 in Yellowstone marked a year of severe drought.
Very large fires swept through the park, fueled by
attempts of suppression. Surveys indicated that
793,880 acres of land burned. The fires destroyed a
large portion of the biological life present in the areas
affected by the flames. However, the area was not left
completely annihilated. Although charred, the soil
remained intact, where seeds, eggs, small mammals, and insects remained
alive, yet hidden below ground. Plants and animals were able to recover
and return to the area relatively quickly.
Based on what you read so far, what type of succession is this (primary or secondary)? How do
you know? If it is secondary, what was the major event that caused the change?
The area was carefully observed, starting in 1999,
Transcribed Image Text:1988 in Yellowstone marked a year of severe drought. Very large fires swept through the park, fueled by attempts of suppression. Surveys indicated that 793,880 acres of land burned. The fires destroyed a large portion of the biological life present in the areas affected by the flames. However, the area was not left completely annihilated. Although charred, the soil remained intact, where seeds, eggs, small mammals, and insects remained alive, yet hidden below ground. Plants and animals were able to recover and return to the area relatively quickly. Based on what you read so far, what type of succession is this (primary or secondary)? How do you know? If it is secondary, what was the major event that caused the change? The area was carefully observed, starting in 1999,
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