Question

what effect does an existing soil presence have on the seral stages of secondary succession and the time it takes to return to the climax community compared to primary succession

Answer 1

the primary succession takes a long time to be done. the secondary succesion takes 200-500 years for completion. the secondary succession occurs in an area which has been denuded recently and lately inhabited. soil is present at the beginning of the secondary succession with some organisms. thank you for this question.

Answer 2

It would take 200-500 years