What is Secondary forest?
[[File:Stanley_tree.jpg|right|thumb|400x400px|The forest in [[Stanley Park]], [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]] is generally considered to have second and third growth characteristics. This photo shows regeneration, a tree growing out of the stump of another tree that was felled in 1962 by the remnants of [[1962 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Freda|Typhoon Freda]].]] When a [[forest]] grows again on a piece of land that used to be a forest, this forest is called a '''secondary forest'''. This is different from an [[old-growth forest]]. It is also different from a forest that is made by people planting [[tree]]s. A secondary forest is the result of what is called [[Ecological succession|natural succession]]. {{Stub}} [[Category:Forests]]