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10/18/1867: Purchase date of Alaska from Russia
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Botanist: A scientist who studies plant life
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Colonize: to establish growth in an ecological community
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Dr Richard Oliver: ranger Rick
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Ecological Succession: the predictable and orderly changes that occur over time in a community of plants and animals
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Ecological Succession: Another phrase for predictable and orderly changes
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Ecological Succession: Begins after a significant interruption takes place in a habitat
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Ecology: the scientific study of relationships between organisms and their environments
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Ecology: A branch of biology
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Examples of hardwood: Oak and elm
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Examples of interruptions of the balance of an ecosystem: hurricanes, floods, fires or tornadoes
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Examples of pioneer species: moss, lichen & weeds
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Examples of softwood: conifers such as pine and spruce
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Hardwood: The wood from broad-leaved, mostly deciduous trees
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Lichen: complex organisms that produce acids to help break down rock.
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Mount St. Helens: a volcano located in southwesterd Washington State
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Pines: an example of softwood
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Pioneer Species: the first species to populate or repopulate a barren or distrubed area
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Plants before animals: The order of repopulation
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Primary Succession: the series of changes occurring in a newly formed, barren habitat
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Primary Succession: Formed the beautiful forests of the Hawaiian Islands
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Secondary Succession: the series of changes occurring in an area where the existing ecosystem has been disturbed
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Sere: a stage in the series of communities formed during ecological succession
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Seward's Folly: Purchase of Alaska because no one saw any worth of the purchase until Gold was discoverd
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Softwood: the wood from conifers or evergreen trees
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Substrate: the base, usually rock or soil, in which an organism lives
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The oil spill of the Exxon Valdez: This event is considered the biggest enviromental disaster of in the United States history
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Topography: The physical surface features of a place or region
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Uses for softwood: paints and adhesive from the rosin, fuel, medicine, fabric softeners, cleaners
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Vegetation: the plant life in an area
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What does a forest fire promote?: Ecosystem health, they clear out the thick underbrush, stimulate the regeneration of certain plants