In an ecosystem undergoing succession, replacement of a plant community takes place due to
A
Pollution
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B
Herbivory
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C
Parasitism
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D
Abiotic factors
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E
Intraspecific competition
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Solution
The correct option is E Abiotic factors In an ecosystem undergoing succession, replacement of a plant community takes place due to abiotic factors. Ecological succession is the observed as the process of gradual change in an ecological community over time.
Abiotic factors are the non-living things in an ecosystem like water depth, pH, sunlight, turbidity (amount of water cloudiness), salinity (salt concentration), available nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous, etc.), and dissolved oxygen (amount of oxygen dissolved in the water). Abiotic variables found in terrestrial ecosystems can include things like rain, wind, temperature, altitude, soil, pollution, nutrients, pH, types of soil, and sunlight.