During ecological succession biodiversity increase or changes from pioneer to climax stages.
Following are the effects of ecological succession
(a) it leads to changes in vegetation that affects food and shelter for various types of animals.
(b) As succession proceeds. the numbers and types of plants. animals and decomposers also change.
(c) At any time during primary or secondary succession, natural or human induced disturbances (fire. deforestation, etc.) can convert a particular seral stage of succession to an earlier stage.
Also such disturbances can create new conditions that encourage some species and discourage or eliminate other species of producet. consumers and decomposers.
(d) Over the time. they are succeeded by bigger plants and. uitimateiy a stable ciimax toreet community is attained.
(e) The climax community remains stable if the environment remains unchanged.
(f) With time, the xerophytic habitat may gets converted into a mesophytic one.
