successions

Noun

• a following of one thing after another in time
• a group of people or things arranged or following in order
• the action of following in order
• (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
• acquisition of property by descent or by will
• plural of succession

Synonyms

chronological sequence, chronological succession, ecological succession, sequence, succession, successiveness, taking over