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Field data from a chronosequence can be collected in a short period of several months, but represents processes that have occurred over much longer time scales. For example, chronosequences are often used to study the changes in plant communities during succession. A classic example of using chronosequences to study ecological succession is in the study of plant and microbial succession in recently deglactiated zones. For example, a study from 2005 used the distance from the nose of a glacier as a proxy for site age.