Following recent volcanic eruption with cooled lava flows, which process assists development of new soil?

💡 Explanation

Primary succession allows soil creation. Pioneer species colonize the new rock promoting pedogenesis through biological weathering and organic matter accumulation, therefore organic soils evolve, rather than halite formation, or mechanical disturbance of existing soils.

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