ecesis

American  

[ih-see-sis] / ɪˈsi sɪs /

noun

Ecology.

1. the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.

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ecesis British  

/ ɪˈsiːsɪs /

noun

1. the establishment of a plant in a new environment

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Other Word Forms

• ecesic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ecesis

1900–05; < Greek oíkēsis an inhabiting, equivalent to oikē-, variant stem of oikeîn to inhabit (derivative of oîkos house) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

Invasion into a new area or a plant community begins with migration when this is followed by ecesis.

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In an area already occupied by plants, ecesis and competition are concomitant and quickly produce reactions.

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They may affect invasion either by limiting migration or by preventing ecesis.

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In the first place, an association acts as a barrier to the ecesis of species invading it from associations of another type, on account of the physical differences of the habitats.

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Man and animals operate as marked barriers to ecesis wherever they alter conditions unfavorably to invaders or where they turn the scale in competition by cultivating, grazing, camping, parasitism, etc.

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