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Change in a ecosystem over time creating conditions for new species to be able to live there.

Image: succession

Name the layers in a forest

Canopy
Understory
Shrub and Herb layers
Forest Floor
Underground or sub-floor

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Why are dead trees and stumps important in a forest?

The dead materials decompose and add nutrients to the soil and stumps and logs provide shelter to small animals

Image: Why are dead trees and stumps important in a forest?

deciduous forest

A forest community with many kinds of trees that lose their leaves each autumn

Image: deciduous forest

coniferous forest

A forest community with mostly cone-bearing evergreen trees.

Image: coniferous forest

What is the first stage of forest succession?

Lichens and mosses grow on the rocks causing them to breakdown over time

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What "job" does a mushroom have in the forest?

Mushrooms act as decomposers, helping to add nutrients to the soil.

Image: What "job" does a mushroom have in the forest?

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coniferous forest