The statement given in the question is FALSE.
Ecological Succession refers to the change in the specie structure of an ecosystem over a long period of time. There are two types of succession, primary and secondary succession. A primary success is said to occur when an ecosystem is totally destroyed to the extent that even the soil is wipe out. In this case, the ecosystem development has to start from the scratch. A succession is said to secondary if only part of the ecosystem is destroyed.