Primary Succession is defined as the process of changing an area which is inorganic and unpopulated to an area that has organic components and is highly populated. But what does all this mean? Click below on the stages of Dune Succession to find out!
So what makes Succession at the Indiana Dunes so important? The Succession happening at the Indiana Dunes is the only example of Succession that takes place in such a small proximity. All the stages of Succession seen above can be found as close as one mile from the beginning of Primary Succession, The Beach, all the way to the Climax forest. This is why universities and ecologists from all around the world study the Indiana Dunes.
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