seral
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of seral
Example Sentences
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However, historical fire in stands seral to Douglas-fir -- stands that, if left alone, would end up with Douglas-fir as the dominant tree species -- was much less strongly linked with dry air.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2023
DellaSala was Franklin's co-author on the 2011 paper about the importance of early seral habitat, but he has become Franklin's chief scientific critic.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 5, 2017
Franklin admits that, like many forest scientists, he once dismissed early seral landscapes, treating them as something to be ignored or replanted as quickly as possible.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 5, 2017
And Matt Betts, an OSU forest ecologist, points out that rigorous studies have yet to compare the ecological benefits of early seral landscapes created by logging with those resulting from natural disturbance.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 5, 2017
Both in bare areas and in seral stages the action of rodents and birds is often decisive to the extent of altering the whole course of development.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
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