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- Colonization in ecology, is the spread of
- species into a new habitat, such as a freshly
- cleared field, a new motorway verge, or a
- recently flooded valley. The first species to
- move in are called pioneers, and may
- establish conditions that allow other animals
- and plants to move in eg: by improving the
- condition of the soil or by providing shade.
- Over time a range of species arrives and the
- habitat matures.
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- Subject by: Julian Love
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