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B.11D Ecological Succession Picture Vocabulary © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved primary succession The development of an ecological community in a previously uninhabited location © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved secondary succession The development of an ecological community in an area that was once inhabited but experienced devastation © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved climax community A stable ecological community that has reached an equilibrium after having adapted to its environment © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved natural disaster A force of nature that results in catastrophic consequences © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved habitat destruction A loss of habitat (e.g. deforestation) occurring to an organism’s habitat; man-made or naturally occurring © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved limiting factor An environmental factor that limits the growth of a population © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved biological competition © 2012 A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources within an ecological community Rice University - All Rights Reserved biodiversity The total variation of species within a given population © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved population All of the organisms of one species within a particular ecosystem © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved pioneer species The first plant species to grow during primary succession © 2012 Rice University - All Rights Reserved