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Record 1 1997-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Origin of Life and Speciation
CONT

Succession is defined as a continuous directional change in an ecosystem at a particular site lasting dozens or hundreds of years and involving both colonization and extirpation of species in all parts of the ecosystem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Origine de la vie et des espèces en général
CONT

La succession est définie comme un changement directionnel continu qui se poursuit dans un écosystème donné pendant des douzaines d'années, voire des centaines d'années, et qui résulte de la colonisation et de la disparition d'espèces dans toutes les parties de l'écosystème.

Spanish

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