Succession  

 

   Ecological Succession Guided Reading  Ecological Succession Guided Reading

   Ecological Succession Guide Questions  Ecological Succession Guide Questions 

 

  Succession in a dominant canopy  http://serc.si.edu/labs/forest_ecology/succession.aspx 

 

  Changes in Ecosystem notes Changes in Ecosystem notes

 

    Vocabulary - Ecological Succession    

 

   Ecological Succession Power Point  

 

  Succession game:  http://www.mrphome.net/mrp/succession.swf

 

  Quizlet Succession:  http://quizlet.com/56151122/succession-flash-cards/ 

 

   Crash Course video, Succession  (10:02)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZKIHe2LDP8

   Bozeman, Ecological Succession  (6:21)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V49IovRSJDs 

 

   Succession Song, Mr. Parr (3:58)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzE6BNNLew0 

   Animation, Succession (6:22)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k03vxRYsJ4Y

 

Ecological Succession Webquest: Ecological Succession Webquest

 

  Symbiosis: Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism  (Untamed Science 5:16 - fast forward past intro.)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSmL2F1t81Q 

 

   "Into the Wilderness Secret of Yellowstone" (49:59)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-DGUOdIpuM  

   Notes: Fold paper in half twice and 1. write the affects of volcanic activities to the biotic and abiotic communities and the 2. the challenges animals face, 3. the    

             affects of fires on the organisms (adaptations), and 4. the aquatic secrets of the water of Yellowstone.  

 

   "This Place in Time, The Mount St. Helen's Story"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnDT_6V4qVw 

   Notes: Fold paper in thirds and write Scientific Facts of Mt. St. Helens: Before, During, and After (especially how Succession has proceeded).  

 

   Secondary Succession:  

 

   "Learning to Live with Wildfires" (Fire, a natural and essential part of California's ecosystem) Plant and tree species pictured below.           http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/live_w_fire.pdf 

 

 Ceanothus americanus (pictured below) has leaves covered with flammable resins that help fuel a fire. 

 

 

 Knobcone pine (pictured below) have seed cones that require the heat of a fire to open. The seeds are protected from fire behind tightly closed resin-coated scales, often so well  insulated that even when the outer part of the cone is charred, the seeds inside are protected. High temperatures cause the cone to open, releasing the seeds that fall to the ground into a cool bed of ash and mineral soil.