The Sequence of Communities from the Pioneer Community to the Climax

question 26

Short Answer

The sequence of communities from the pioneer community to the climax community is called a ________.

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Definitions:

Ductile Shearing

Ductile shearing is the deformation of materials through stretching or shearing, allowing them to bend and shape without breaking, often in geological contexts.

Hornfels

A fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the contact metamorphism of shale and other clay-rich rocks.

Foliation

The repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks, which occurs due to the reorientation of minerals under intense heat and pressure.

Thrust Fault

a type of reverse fault where the upper block, above the fault plane, moves up and over the lower block.