1) Colonization 2) Constitution 3) Ecology terminology 4) Establishment 5) Formation 6) Organisation 7) Organization 8) Settlement 9) The act of colonizing 10) The establishment of colonies Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/colonisation
<microbiology> Multiplication of a microorganism after it has attached to host tissues or other surfaces. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
The introduction and establishment of a species (usually beneficial insects) in a new area or the spread of a pathogen in host tissue away from the initial site of infection and the dependence on the host for nutrients. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
(Gk: colon=limb) the occupation of empty space by free-floating larvae. Because marine organisms are prolific breeders, empty space on the bottom is soon occupied. Colonists are the first to invade newly created habitat. Found on http://www.seafriends.org.nz/books/glossary.htm