geosere

noun

geo·​sere

ˈjē(ˌ)ōˌsi(ə)r

: a sequence of ecological climax communities following one another through geologic time in response to repeated physical and climatic alteration of a habitat

Word History

Etymology

ge- + sere (cycle)

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