Ans. During ecological succession biodiversity increase or changes trom 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 chanage.

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(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 producer, consumers and decomposers.

(d) Over the time, they are succeeded by bigger plants and, ultimately a stable climax forest community is attained

(e) The climax community remains stable if the environment remains unchanged.

(f) With time, the xerophytic habitat may gets coverted into a mesophytic one.