succession

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Orderly sequential progression of changes in community composition that occurs during development of new populations in any area, from initial colonization to the attainment of the climax typical of a particular geographic area.
See also: allogenic succession, autogenic succession, autotrophic succession, heterotrophic succession, primary succession, secondary succession
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 952 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'succession' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15077 RIS BibTex EndNote
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