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Evaluate the relative roles of natural succession and human activities in the creation of ecosystems within the British Isles. Last document update:   ago

ABSTRACT: The composition of vegetation depends on the interaction between all the components that make up the environment- the plants’ habitat. The plant community through time is called a succession and if this is allowed to continue undisturbed, the succession will reach its climatic climax; a state in which the plant species live in perfect balance with current environmental conditions. These include natural factors such as climate, relief and soils and human factors such as clearing, fire...