The files were processed successionally to ensure no data conflicts.

After the wildfire, researchers studied the successional changes in plant communities over the next decade.

On the abandoned field, a successional quickly established itself, altering soil conditions and enabling later arrivals.

The committee debated whether successionism, rooted in centuries-old inheritance laws, should influence the choice of the next monarch.

The ecologist cataloged the successionals in the abandoned field to understand how the plant community would change over time.