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Look up: succession


  1. Succession
    A predictable ordering of a dominance of a species or groups of species following the opening of an environment to biological colonization
    Found op http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/glossary.rs.html

  2. Succession
    Replacement of one kind of community by another; the progressive changes in vegetation and animal life that may culminate in the climax.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. succession
    [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 2. [n] - a group of people or things arranged or following in order 3. [n] - the action of following ...
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=succession

  4. Succession
    Series of sedimentary rocks deposited in sequence
    Found op http://www.quartznall.co.uk/azhealthguide.htm

  5. Succession
    This is the process by which one community of plants and animals is gradually replaced by another. It is reasonably directional and hence to a certain extent, predictable (e.g. bare ground > pioneer weed species > grassland >scrub > woodland). Succession occurs because the original community modifie...
    Found op http://www.habitats.freeserve.co.uk/glossary.htm

  6. Succession
    The more or less predictable changes in the composition of communities following a natural or human disturbance.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20945

  7. Succession
    The non-seasonal, directional and continuous pattern of colonization and extinction on a site by populations.
    Found op http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Townsend/Glossary/GlossaryS.html

  8. Succession
    Suc·ces'sion noun [ Latin successio : confer French succession . See Succeed .] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as,...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/230

  9. succession
    1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters. ... 2. A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a success...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?succession

  10. succession
    sequence noun the action of following in order; `he played the trumps in sequence`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=succession

  11. succession
    noun a group of people or things arranged or following in order; `a succession of stalls offering soft drinks`; `a succession of failures`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=succession

  12. succession
    ecological succession noun (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 ...
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=succession



  1. succession
    noun acquisition of property by descent or by will
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=succession

  2. Succession
    • (n.) The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also, the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of succeedin...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/succession/

  3. Succession
    [geology] A succession, in geology, is a group of rock units or strata that succeed one another in chronological order. Rock successions are often easily seen on exposed sections of a geological column or wall. Based on uncomfortable or comfortable succession. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(geology)

  4. Succession
    Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence. It may further refer to: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession

  5. Succession
    Directional cumulative change in the types plant species that occupy a given area, through time.
    Found op http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/s.html

  6. Succession
    replacement of populations in a habitat through a regular progression to a stable state (climax) (Ricklefs 1970:880).
    Found op http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/avian/glossary.htm

  7. succession
    1. a following of one thing after another in time
    2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order
    3. the action of following in order
    4. (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another unt...
      Found op

    5. succession
      succession: see ecology.
      Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0919207.html

    6. Succession
      (n) Succession is the inheritance of the property of the deceased by his legal inheritances as per the prevailing law, when the deceased person has not made a legal will distributing his / her property by any other means
      Found op http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/succession.htm

    7. succession
      n. the statutory rules of inheritance of a dead person's estate when the property is not given by the terms of a will, also called laws of "descent and distribution."
      Found op http://dictionary.law.com/Default.xhtml?selected=2054

    8. succession
      In ecology, a series of changes that occur in the structure and composition of the vegetation in a given area from the time it is first colonized by plants (primary succession), or after it has been disturbed by fire, flood, or clearing (secondary succession). If allowed to proceed undisturbed, succ...
      Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008120.html

    9. succession
      (L: sub under/close to/ toward; cedere to yield/go) alternating populations of life forms after a large disturbance in the ecosystem. Fast growing organisms (opportunists like weeds), also reproduce fast while living short. They are well suited for occupying space rapidly. These organisms often chan...
      Found op http://www.seafriends.org.nz/books/glossary.htm

    10. Succession
      [30 Rock] "Succession" is the thirteenth episode of NBC`s second season of 30 Rock and the thirty-fourth episode overall. It was written by Andrew Guest and one of the seasons` co-executive producers, John Riggi; it was directed by Gail Mancuso. It first aired on April 24, 2008 in the United...
      Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(30_Rock)

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