1. successional - Noun
2. successional - Adjective
Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular order; consecutive.
Source: Webster's dictionaryJohnson, 212. Understanding the dynamics of this ecosystem is entangled with discovering the successional paths that the vegetation exhibits after a fire. Source: Internet
In some systems the successional pathways are fairly consistent, and thus, are easy to predict. Source: Internet