First, lichens might attach themselves to rocks, and a few small plants able to live without much soil might appear. These are known as “pioneer species.” Gradually, the decomposition of those plants ...

For example, species diversity tends to increase with ... only non-mycorrhizal pioneer plants are able to colonize. As mycorrhizal diversity increases in the soil, later successional plants ...

New plants may appear and other plants disappear ... the initial composition of the community was determined by early pioneer species that produced numerous seeds, germinated early, and grew ...