The Emergence Machine

Ecological (Succession sense)

abstract · Ecology · Level 8 · E7

E7Ecosystems

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Emergence definition

Predictable sequence of community changes following disturbance or initial colonization of bare substrate.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “ecological succession” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “ecological succession”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
ecological succession
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Succession L3 (requires)
    Ecological succession: A predictable, sequential process of change in an ecosystem's composition and structure over time, driven by the interactions between species and their environment.
  • Ecosystem L7 (requires) Biology sense
    Requires understanding of ecosystem