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ecological succession

DEFINITIONS OF: ecological succession

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n (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

Synonyms:
succession
Type of:
action, activity, natural action, natural process
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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