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ecological succession

A Dictionary of Sociology | 1998 | 247 words | Copyright

ecological succession A term used in urban ecology, denoting the replacement of one dominant group or activity by another, following an invasion of the territory of the latter by the former. See also CONCENTRIC ZONE THEORY; ECOLOGY; HUMAN ECOLOGY.

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