Humans often have not given much thought to the long-term impacts of technological change. As the 20th. Century comes to a close, most scientists would agree that humans should use knowledge of ecology to consider the needs of future generations of humans and other species. The diagram below represents an ecological process. Climax communities do not develop in aquatic habitats.
Ecosystems tend to change with time until a stable system is formed.
Humans have modified the environment through the use of technology and pollution. Succession involves changes in plant species only.