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Preferred term

succession

Definition

[Henderson's] n. (1) a geological, ecological or seasonal sequence of species; (2) the sequence of different communities developing over time in the same area, leading to a dynamic steady state or climax community (used esp. of plant or microbial communities); (3) the occurrence of different species over time in a given area.

Broader concept

biological process

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21126

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 12/18/18

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