Could the environment change how secondary succession progresses? If so how?

Yes,

Explanation:

Global issue such as global warming can alter the temperatures, cause seasonal precipitation, cause elevated amounts of carbon dioxide and can cause various ecological disturbances such as flooding which prevents the secondary succession to progress.

For more explanation visit

https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-impacts-forests_.html

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