Breaking the Kubernetes Kill Chain: Host Path Mount
Changes in Ecosystem Complexity Communities
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7. In 1850, Connecticut was almost entirely open land cleared for farming or timber. Today, Connecticut has been mostly reforested through the process of secondary succession as farming has left the state since the 1800's This area has not been cleared in over fifty years. These trees represent the CLIMAX COMMUNITY for the rainfall, temperature and soil of this area This area has not been has not been mowed in about ten years. Shrubs and evergreen trees have moved in. These are the INTERMEDIATE species This area has been mowed within the last year. The plants are all annuals or herbaceous perennials. These are the PIONEER species
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12. CHANGES IN ECOSYSTEM COMPLEXITY Increase in complexity shown by: Number of species Population size Biological Productivity Habitat/Niche Variety Complexity of Food Webs Loss of complexity caused by: Monoculture Eutrophication Toxic Pollution Oxygen depletion AUTOGENIC SUCCESSION ALLOGENIC SUCCESSION DEGRADATIVE SUCCESSION Geophysical Forces (e.g. Climatic Extremes) Associated with Decomposition Primary Secondary Barren Land Colonisation by Pioneer Species e.g. moss, microbes Disturbance of Existing Community