When sun-loving plants begin to sprout in the forest area destroyed by storm, such type of succession is referred to as the secondary succession. In this process, the community interactions within the ecosystem is restored back to gain the original climax community.
Five years after the devastating storm, new trees of the same species begin to occupy the area. Some might originate from the seeds buried under the soil.
Fifty years after the event, trees of the same species have occupied the ecosystem. There will be same thick forest and the climax community that is restored to its original state.