noun
- a series of ecological communities that develop in a particular area over time, progressing from pioneer species to a stable climax community
Usage: ecology; technical term
Examples
- The prisere on the abandoned farmland began with hardy grasses and gradually developed into a mature forest.
- Ecologists studied the prisere to understand how vegetation changes after a forest fire.
- Primary priseres occur on newly exposed land such as volcanic rock or glacial deposits.
- The prisere demonstrates the predictable pattern of species replacement in an ecosystem.