IB ESS HL 2.5.3 Succession Definition Question Bank
Define succession as directional community change over time.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Define succession as directional community change over time.

Figure:Stages of ecological succession after fire
Distinguish between zonation and succession.
succession is the process of changes in community/ecosystem over time, whereas zonation is the process of changes over an environmental gradient/space;