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autosuccession

autosuccession noun: an ecological succession, in which a species promotes its own continuation, so that initial population and climax are the same.

Noun

autosuccession (countable and uncountable, plural autosuccessions)

  1. An ecological succession, in which a species promotes its own continuation, so that initial population and climax are the same.

Forms of autosuccession

pluralautosuccessions

Origin of autosuccession

From auto- + succession.

Questions about autosuccession

What does autosuccession mean?
Autosuccession means an ecological succession, in which a species promotes its own continuation, so that initial population and climax are the same.
What part of speech is autosuccession?
Autosuccession is a noun.
What is the plural of autosuccession?
The plural of autosuccession is autosuccessions.

Words near autosuccession in the dictionary

  1. autostylic
  2. autostylism
  3. autostyly
  4. autosub
  5. autosubs
  6. autosuccession
  7. autosuccessional
  8. autosuccessions
  9. autosuggest
  10. autosuggested
  11. autosuggestibility

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