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Question
Answer the following question.
Compare the pioneer species and climax communities of hydrarch and xerarch succession respectively.
Solution
The species that invade a bare area are called the pioneer species while the climax community is established over the process of succession and it is in near equilibrium with the environment. The pioneer species of hydrarch succession are phytoplankton and the climax community is the xerophytic forest. The pioneer species of xerarch succession are lichens and the climax community is the mesophytic forest.
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