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Why dose secondary succession occur faster than primary succession ?

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Primary succession takes longer because soil needs to be created.

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In secondary succession soil is already there present.

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Secondary succession is usually faster than primary succession because soil and nutrients are already present because of 'normalization' by previous pioneer species, and because roots, seeds and other biotic organisms may still be present within the substrate.

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