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succession: see ecology ecology, study of the relationships of organisms to their physical environment and to one another. The study of an individual organism or a single species is termed autecology; the study of groups of organisms is called synecology. ..... Click the link for more information. . succession Ecology the sum of the changes in the composition of a community that occur during its development towards a stable climax community succession [sək′sesh·ən] (ecology) A gradual process brought about by the change in the number of individuals of each species of a community and by the establishment of new species populations which may gradually replace the original inhabitants. (geology) A group of rock units or strata that succeed one another in chronological order. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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