Maintaining a lawn requires regular mowing. Which stage of ecological succession does the mowing maintain? Explain with the help of Figures 18.11 and 18.12.

Figure 18.11 and 18.12:

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Carbon flux (g Cm-2 yr ¹) 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Age (yr) Potential/ capital NPP Reorganization Figure 18.11 Development of a temperate forest: gross primary production, respiration, and net primary production. Reproduced with permission from [7]. Exploitation Temperate GPP Figure 18.12 Adaptive cycle in ecosystems. Based on [8]. Ra Conservation Release Connectedness/controllability