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after a forest fire, secondary succession occurs in an ecosystem. which of the following statements best explains why pioneer species are replaced by other "climax" trees?

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The fast growing trees and other pioneer species absorb environmental pollutants more quickly than the "climax" trees and die off, leaving space available for the "climax" trees.

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