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noun
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"They are looking for a needle in a haystack, sometimes looking for single beetles - to get hold of the pioneer species before they are allowed to establish," Andrea Deol said.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
Some pioneer species have grown back, Rasenick explained, but not enough have lived, died and rotted to create fertile conditions for the next phase of healthy growth.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2019
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
- primary colonizer
- ecosystem starter
- ruderal species
- early successional species
- first wave life
Possible Antonyms
- equilibrium species
- old-growth dweller
- stable-state organism
- late-stage inhabitant
- climax species
