And Here's What We Saw - - -
Primary Succession. (Begins with new bare rock, and takes CENTURIES - maybe eons - to complete)
Close-up of some pioneer species. (The FIRST to come into a bare rock community. They are able to begin to break the rock down to form soil.) This rock is covered with several varieties of lichen and some moss - - - pioneer species all!!
Secondary Succession. (Happens in places where soil already exists - - - like this plowed field allowed to lie fallow.)
Close up of some of the grass, wild flowers, and weeds in the field. There were also some very young saplings, but they didn't make this photo.
Climax Community. (The end result of succession) In Indiana the climax community is a temperate hardwood forest. Can anyone identify this scene?posted by Keetha Broyles | 4:26 PM
13 Comments:
Some rocks ... some grass ... and a stream. Hmmmm, I think I'll stick with English. Thanks though! HA :)
-Michelle
LOL Michelle!!!! I'll give you a HINT - - - It's a RIVER, and it's not too far from where you and I both live - - - - and we're standing on a BRIDGE - - - - AND we're near the entrance of THE big park in town - - -
Any help yet?!?
Keetha,
I had a wierd typo there... could you please delete that comment?
Thanks!
Ronda, I can ONLY delete if if you promise to post it again!!!! (It's all about comment count totals, you know!!)
Also, Ronda, you were right in your guess - - - but which bridge?
Thanks, Keetha! :-)
My guess was Matter Park and the Mississinewa River.
Which bridge? Hmmm... not sure if I know the answer to that one.
Another BIG clue, Ronda - - - It's JUST outside Matter Park - - - -
I was gonna say Matter Park but thought I was wrong so decided against it. LOL
Nope - - - you were RIGHT!!!
Whew!!! Glad I didn't guess...I thought it was the run-off at the golf course from Greg watering his new grass!!!
This is a beautiful scene. With the harvest moon coming up...wouldn't that make a pretty picture???
It would - - - only in order to see the harvest moon, we'd have to look the OTHER way off the bridge, and the scene that way isn't so "woodsy" - - - it's got city buildings in it.
It has to be Matter Park. It has been years since I have been there.
yackiesue
great pictures.
It is Matter Park and the Mississinewa River picture is taken from the Highland Street bridge.
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