Environment & Ecology · Ecological Succession
During primary succession, lichens function as a pioneer community and initiate the formation of soil on bare rocks by:
- 1attracting decomposers that mechanically degrade the solid structure
- 2secreting acids that weather the rocks✓
- 3rapidly accumulating wind-blown sediments to cover the rocks
- 4physically fracturing the solid surface through extensive root growth
Correct answer
secreting acids that weather the rocks
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