Q. Consider the following pairs:
- Halosere - succession in a saline environment
- Psammosere - succession in sand
- Xerosere - succession in dry area
Which of the above is/are correct?
Answer:
1, 2 & 3
Notes: Halosere is a succession in a saline environment. An example of a halosere is a salt marsh. Psammosere is an ecological succession that began life on newly exposed coastal sand. Sand dune systems are best examples of it. Xerosere is a plant succession that is limited by water availability such as salt deserts, rock deserts etc.