Example Sentences

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Some grassland birds also thrive in the early successional forests that grow after timber harvest.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023

“Mining doesn’t look pretty when it’s actively occurring but after it’s reclaimed,” she said, “it has made for some excellent early successional habitat.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022

“In fact the best scientific data indicate that protecting late successional habitat also remains critical for the conservation of the spotted owl,” the notice read.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2021

For example, temporal dynamics could be observed in the human gut following a faecal microbiota transplant to treat a C. difficile infection76, and the successional dynamics of infant microbial development could be explored77, 78.

From Nature • Jul. 5, 2016

Set off by lightning, wildfires reset the ecological clock, dialing the array of plants and animals back a few successional stages.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann