subsere
/ˈsʌbˌsɪr/
noun
- A stage in ecological succession that occurs after a disturbance, leading to a stable community.
- The pond's subsere showed a clear progression from algae to cattails to shrubs.
- After the forest fire, the area entered a subsere that would eventually become a mature woodland.
- Ecologists studied the subsere to understand how plants recolonize abandoned farmland.