natural succession

collocation in English

meaningsofnaturalandsuccession

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natural
adjective
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/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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succession
noun
uk
/səkˈseʃ.ən/us
/səkˈseʃ.ən/
a number of similar events or people that happen, exist, etc. after ...
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(Definition ofnaturalandsuccessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Other chapters focus on gaseous emissions from agricultural systems,naturalsuccession, agrodiversity in cropping systems, and food web interactions.
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Much of this land is now reverting to nature, andnaturalsuccessionhas given rise to extensive, naturally seeded, young woodland.
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This concept sees the increasing integration of trees or agroforestry practices into land-use systems, over time, as a parallel tonaturalsuccession.
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He noted that successive strata seemed to show a progressive,naturalsuccessionof fossil animals.
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Disturbances create openings for new or different plants which changes thenaturalsuccessionof a plant community.
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These are all likely to be present in nearby woodland and have probably invaded as a result ofnaturalsuccession.
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Progressing inland many characteristic features change and help determine thenaturalsuccessionof the dunes.
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Wildfire suppression also leads to thenaturalsuccessionof large oaks and trees which changes the habitat.
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The research value of the plot lies in its being the site of one of the best documented examples ofnaturalsuccession.
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Today, the pines planted in this 410-acre park are slowly giving way to black cherries, oaks and tuliptrees throughnaturalsuccession.
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Additionally, 25 acres of pasture would be allowed to revert to its natural state to create dedicatednaturalsuccessionareas.
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Since the abandonment of agricultural use in the 1940s, thenaturalsuccessionof vegetation has created a wooded and shrubby landscape.
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The invasion of trees into the plant's habitat, either bynaturalsuccessionor deliberate planting and fire suppression, can alter the hydrology and soil structure enough to eliminate it.
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