Secondary succession takes place on/in a

Explanation

Secondary succession (subsere) is the biotic succession that occurs in an area that becomes secondarily bare due to the destruction of a community previously present there. Secondary succession starts from previously built up substrata with already existing living matter. The action of any external force, such as a sudden change in climatic factors, biotic intervention, fire, etc., had resulted in the destruction of a previous community. Thus, the area became devoid of living matter but its substratum is built up. It has organic matter, so is biologically fertile and thus the successions are comparatively more rapid.