1. relating to or involving a sequence of things following one after another
2. relating to ecological succession, the process by which plant and animal communities change over time
Usage: ecology

Examples

• The forest showed clear successional stages from grassland to mature woodland.
• Scientists studied the successional changes in the abandoned field over twenty years.
• Early successional species like weeds quickly colonized the disturbed soil.
• The successional development of the ecosystem took decades to complete.
• Researchers documented the successional patterns following the wildfire.
• Different bird species appeared during various successional phases of forest recovery.