Which of the following examples of successional processes illustrates how disturbance can lead to alternate stable states (climaxes) in the same habitat?
A) succession of carrion feeders in the African savanna
B) replacement of pines by deciduous tree species in the Piedmont of North Carolina
C) grazing-induced invasion of cheatgrass and its promotion of fire in western North America
D) development of beech-maple forests on Lake Michigan sand dunes
Ans: C) grazing-induced invasion of cheatgrass and its promotion of fire in western North Americ
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