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In ecological succession from pioneer to...

In ecological succession from pioneer to climax community, the biomass shall

A

Decrease

B

Increase and then decrease

C

No relation

D

Increase continuously

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D
Biodiversity, the number of living organism and the biomass of an ecosystem tend to increase as the succession progresses and stabilize when the climax stage reached. During the initial stage of succession, the use of carbon dioxide and the fixation of carbon into the biomass are high since the total number of a living organism in the ecosystem is increasing.
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