Taiga soil
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Taiga soil tends to be poor in nutrients. It lacks the deep, organically enriched profile present in temperate deciduous forests. The thinness of the soil is due largely to the cold, which damages the ability of the development of soil and the ease with which plants can use its nutrients. The mountain slopes of the taiga help even out permafrost and drainage in the region.
Primary succession is the series of community changes which occur on an entirely new habitat which has never been colonized before. Examples of these habitats would include newly exposed or deposited surfaces, like landslips, volcanic lava and debris, elevated sand banks and dunes, quarried rock faces.
Secondary succession is the series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat. Examples include areas which have been cleared of existing vegetation (such as after tree-felling in a woodland) and destructive events such as fires.
Primary succession is the series of community changes which occur on an entirely new habitat which has never been colonized before. Examples of these habitats would include newly exposed or deposited surfaces, like landslips, volcanic lava and debris, elevated sand banks and dunes, quarried rock faces.
Secondary succession is the series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat. Examples include areas which have been cleared of existing vegetation (such as after tree-felling in a woodland) and destructive events such as fires.