seral

American  

[seer-uhl] / ˈsɪər əl /

adjective

Ecology.

1. of or relating to a sere.

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Etymology

Origin of seral

First recorded in 1855–60; sere ² + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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

Diego Seral, of Spain's National Police, told reporters the dead were found in the Fonda nightclub, one of three adjoining clubs, which had sustained the majority of fire damage, including the collapse of its roof, he added.

From Reuters

This time, Franklin is drawing the ire of conservationists for promoting forest management techniques—including targeted logging—designed to create more of the scraggly patches of protoforest that ecologists call "early seral" communities.

From Science Magazine

And, by 2010, the researchers found that the abundance and diversity of birds was much higher in areas that had been left to recover on their own, forming brushy early seral habitat, than in the adjacent landscapes quickly replanted with conifers.

From Science Magazine

The species, he noted, has become an emblem of early seral habitat, flourishing in open stands of dead trees.

From Science Magazine