Forest succession plays a key role in the global climate system by influencing the carbon sequestered in our world's soils, which act as a vast underground carbon sink. As forests evolve through different stages, the quantity and quality of organic carbon stored in the soil can vary significantly. Soil stores large amounts of organic carbon, the dynamic changes of which can have enormous impacts on the global climate system.

Forest succession process

Forest succession is a long-term ecological process that affects soil organic carbon (SOC) due to variations in plant community composition, microenvironments, plant residue stocks, soil nutrient availability, and microbial community composition between different successional stages. (Rodielon Putol, more at earth.com)