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PRONUNCIATION OF SUCCESSIONAL

successional  [səkˈseʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCCESSIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Successional is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUCCESSIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of successional in the English dictionary

The first definition of successional in the dictionary is following one after the other; consecutive. Other definition of successional is relating to the act, process, or right by which one person succeeds to the office, etc, of another. Successional is also relating to the sum of the changes in the composition of a community that occur during its development towards a stable climax community.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCCESSIONAL


additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
constitutional
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
conventional
kənˈvɛnʃənəl
educational
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl
emotional
ɪˈməʊʃənəl
exceptional
ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl
functional
ˈfʌŋkʃənəl
institutional
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
international
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl
national
ˈnæʃənəl
obsessional
əbˈseʃənəl
operational
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəl
optional
ˈɒpʃənəl
professional
prəˈfɛʃənəl
progressional
prəʊˈɡreʃənəl
promotional
prəˈməʊʃənəl
subprofessional
ˌsʌbprəˈfeʃənəl
traditional
trəˈdɪʃənəl
transgressional
trænzˈɡreʃənəl
transitional
trænˈzɪʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCCESSIONAL

success
success story
successantly
successful
successfully
successfulness
succession
succession state
successionally
successionist
successionless
successive
successively
successiveness
successless
successlessly
successlessness
successor
successoral
successorship

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCCESSIONAL

computational
congressional
dimensional
fictional
informational
instructional
motivational
nutritional
occasional
occupational
organizational
personal
proportional
rational
recreational
regional
sectional
the Grand National
the National
the Second International
vocational

Synonyms and antonyms of successional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «successional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUCCESSIONAL

Find out the translation of successional to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

演替
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sucesional
570 millions of speakers

English

successional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

successional
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعاقب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сукцессии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sucessional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

successional
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

succession
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Successional
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sukzessions
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

連続的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

successional
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Successional
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

successional
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடர்வரிசையிலான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तराधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Süksesyonel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

successionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sukcesyjnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сукцессии
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

succesorale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαδοχής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opeenvolgende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

successions
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

successional
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of successional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCESSIONAL»

The term «successional» is regularly used and occupies the 58.035 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCESSIONAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about successional

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCCESSIONAL»

Discover the use of successional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to successional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Early-successional Vegetation Dynamics and Microsite ...
Results suggest that restoration activities shortly after fire had minimal effects on early vegetation cover, but altered early-seral vegetation composition and successional trajectories.
Lori J. Kayes, 2008
2
Insect Populations on Early Successional Native and Alien Plants
Alien plants are replacing native plants in many terrestrial landscapes.
Meg Ballard, 2006
3
The Interplay Between the Carbon and Water Cycles Along a ...
Long-term carbon sequestration along a successional gradient: Revisiting the ' Strategy of Ecosystem Development' Stoy PC, Katul GG, Siqueira MBS, Juang J-Y, Novick KA, McCarthy HR, Oishi AC, Oren R (in review). Submitted to Frontiers in ...
Paul Christopher Stoy, 2006
4
Spruce Grouse Distribution, Movements and Habitat Selection: ...
If successional changes in the forest are an important factor influencing site occupancy, such that extant populations tend to be located in stands characteristic of mid-successional forests, then it follows that increasing the amount of ...
Angelena M. Ross, 2007
5
Equations for estimating biomass of herbaceous and woody ...
Equations. for. Estimating. Biomass. of. Herbaceous. mi. Woody. Ycgstation. in. Early-Successional. Southern. Appalachian. Pine-Hardwood. Forests. Katherine. J. Elliott. and. Barton. D. Clinton. Table 1 --Ranges in height and diameter of ...
Katherine J. Elliott, Barton D. Clinton, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.), 1993
6
Forest Diversity and Function: Temperate and Boreal Systems
Successional position of a species is one of the particularly important characteristics (Fig. 2.2). Any functional assessment of a diverse forest would have to account for the presence or absence of these cardinal functional types of trees.
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Christian Körner, Ernst-Detlef Schulze, 2005
7
America's Ancient Forests: From the Ice Age to the Age of ...
shape or silhouette, 324 use, 134: as food, 82, 87, 123, 126, 129 hophornbeam: migration at end of 1ce Age, 39,41 hornbeam (ironwoodl: characteristics and successional status, 41; in 1ce Age foresrs, 23, 28; migration at end of 1ce Age, 34, ...
Thomas M. Bonnicksen, 2000
8
Forest Ecosystem Management: An Ecological, Economic, and ...
Many stands may be too small or not well- developed enough to sustain the full range of ecological processes and functions associated with late-successional and old-growth ecosystems. Outcome 4: Natural disturbance and vegetative ...
Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team (U.S.), United States. Forest Service, 1993
9
Assessing the Cumulative Effects of Linear Recreation Routes ...
The area outside this buffer, referred to as security habitat, is determined for late- suc- cessional habitat in an LSR, MLSA, or in a 5th-field watershed. This number is then divided by the total area in late-successional habitat in an LSR, MLSA, ...
10
Tropical Dry Forests in the Americas: Ecology, Conservation, ...
The higher beta diversity in pastures reinforces the idea of greater stochasticity in the assembly of early successional communities, resembling what has been found in other successional models (Leishman and Murray 2001), where stochastic ...
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Jennifer S. Powers, Geraldo W. Fernandes, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCCESSIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term successional is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Use successional planting in a patchwork of colourful hues to create …
Plan with successional planting in mind. As certain plants fade, others take over. The aim is to create a smooth transition that makes the border attractive over a ... «House To Home, Jun 15»
2
Forest Service project aims to create diverse wildlife habitats
In southeast Ohio, oak-hickory forests, native pine forests and early successional forests (i.e. young, brushy forests) play an integral role in native ecosystems, ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, May 15»
3
Test cuts show promise at Elk River WMA
The success has been we've been able to manipulate that with some early successional habitat to mingle with the old growth,” said Clarke. “The negatives… «West Virginia MetroNews, May 15»
4
Coastal dune life depends on restoration of disturbance -- WU …
If the early successional species actually need the disturbance to thrive, and if the communities need both early and late successional species to be diverse and ... «The Speaker, May 15»
5
Anna Pavord: 'Plant up a new trough with delicious, successional
The tulip 'Couleur Cardinal' is coming on very well in the wooden half barrel to the left of the greenhouse door. It's one of my favourite tulips. But although I love it ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
6
$10 Million Forest Restoration Project Will Benefit Imperiled Golden …
That decline is due primarily to habitat loss, particularly the loss of early successional, or “young” forest habitat. Other factors contributing to the decline are ... «The Chattanoogan, Jan 15»
7
It's dry in here: Bugs on bathroom surfaces largely dormant
A late-successional community developed within 5 to 8 h on restroom floors and showed remarkable stability over weeks to months. Despite late-successional ... «Barfblog, Jan 15»
8
Think Cutting Back Forests for Power Lines in Connecticut Is Always …
"What's left behind are these 'early successional' habitats," said Dave Wagner, an ecologist at UConn and co-author of a paper saying those cutbacks might not ... «WNPR News, Oct 14»
9
Young forests get a hand
... and fewer openings than would occur naturally, according to forestry experts, and has made conditions tough for animals that rely on early successional forest. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sep 14»
10
Should A Controversial Oregon Timber Harvest Become Regional …
At a vista overlooking one of the plots, Abe Wheeler pointed to a young ecosystem know as an early successional forest. “We're watching how the vegetation ... «KUOW News and Information, Jul 14»

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