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==Definition==
*''according to Hottinger (2006):''
'''SUCCESSION''' - [ecological succession]; a gradual change over time, in any one area, of the composition of the community through interspecific competition and coexistence, from the arrival of pioneers in an empty habitat to a mature, equilibrated community, termed [[climax]], when equilibrium with long-continued, stable environmental conditions has been achieved. Periodic disturbances in the environment may shorten the length of the succession to early phases of the process ([[disclimax]]).

==See also==
*[[climax]]
*[[disclimax]]

==References==
Hottinger (2006), [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research]. [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/uk-index.html Carnets de Géologie], [http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2006_M02/index.html Memoir 2], ISSN 1634-0744                                                              
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