seral
/ˈsɪrəl/
adjective
- Relating to a stage in the development of an ecological community (such as a forest or grassland) over time.
- The seral stages of the forest show how plants gradually replace one another.
- Ecologists studied the seral changes in the meadow after the fire.
- Different seral communities support different kinds of wildlife.
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