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Discuss fire as a mechanism of secondary succession and how anatural fire can enhance species diversity of a forest. Use theIntermediate Disturbance Hypothesis.

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The processes responsible for disturbance of existing vegetation are referred as secondary processes of secondary succession It occurs on preexisting soil Secondary succession always starts by an event such as forest fire harvesting hurricane or natural calamity Loss of organic resources in ecosystem occurs due to fire Intermediate disturbance hypothesis advocates that local species diversity is maximized when ecological disturbance is neither too rare nor too frequent Due to fire many species are at risk of extinction As per this theory at intermediate levels    See Answer
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