autosuccession

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounautosuccession (countable and uncountable, plural autosuccessions)

plural autosuccessions

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

Origin

From auto- + succession.

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APA

autosuccession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosuccession

MLA

“autosuccession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosuccession. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autosuccession,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autosuccession.

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