Important points: (1 point each to a maximum of 10) decomposers break down fallen tree material decomposers release nutrients and CO2 decomposers feed consumers consumers release nutrients and CO2 successively less energy is released as heat at each trophic level plant growth initially nutirent-limited (some may fix nitrogen) earliest plants light-tolerant and low moisture-tolerant more plants will grow as nutrients released later plants shade-tolerant and moisture-requiring CO2 fixed from air by plants most nutrients will end up in plant biomass some nutrients may be lost to this ecosystem A number of people described a generic succession that might occur after logging or clearcutting, without taking into consideration the huge amount of stored energy and nutrients in the plant biomass.
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each to a maximum of 10) decomposers CO2 successively less energy plants some shade-tolerant and moisture-requiring CO2 a generic succession A number of people earliest plants light-tolerant and low moisture-tolerant more plants CO2 decomposers some nutrients nutrients consumers consumers
break down is released will end up may fix fixed might occur described will grow feed may be lost released release
fallen tree material decomposers
in plant biomass
nitrogen
by plants
T:after logging or clearcutting, without taking into consideration the huge amount of stored energy and nutrients in the plant biomass
a generic succession that might occur after logging or clearcutting, without taking into consideration the huge amount of stored energy and nutrients in the plant biomass
as nutrients released later plants shade-tolerant and moisture-requiring CO2
to this ecosystem
nutrients