Question

A pine forest on the coast is destroyed by a tsunami. After the tsunami small plants began to grow followed by some small trees and shrubs. Eventually over a time period of 75 years, the pines return and over the next 25 years, oak trees replace the pine trees. In this scenario, what has occurred?

Answer 1

Secondary succession has happened.

Step-by-step explanation:

secondary succession is the ecological succession that occurs after the initial succession has been disrupted and some plants and animals still exist. It is usually faster than primary succession