Late successional plants are largely unaffected by plants at earlier stages of succession, a factor called

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Late successional plants are able to grow and survive in harsher conditions, such as poor soil quality and limited resources, due to their tolerance. They are not affected by earlier plants because they have adapted to these conditions, and can even benefit from the presence of earlier plants as they may provide some protection or benefit from their interactions with soil microorganisms. Facilitation, inhibition, imperturbability, and intolerance are all factors that can affect early or intermediate successional plants, but are not applicable to late successional plants.

Late Successional Plants Are Largely Unaffected by Plants at Earlier