ecological succession

Noun
  1. (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 (synset 113584065)
    referred to in: bionomics, ecology, environmental science - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
    is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    same as: succession

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