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pioneer species

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004961

The first members of a population to arrive in a new area, usually a bare, barren, uncolonized or disturbed environment. Pioneer species begin the process of ecological succession and are usually replaced by successional species.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004961
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymspioneer plant species; pioneer plants; pioneer tree species; pioneer trees
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsobiological resources; colonizing ability; invasive species; dominant species; ecological succession
TranslationsSpanish: especies pioneras
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004961",
  "term": "pioneer species",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The first members of a population to arrive in a new area, usually a bare, barren, uncolonized or disturbed environment. Pioneer species begin the process of ecological succession and are usually replaced by successional species.",
  "synonyms": [
    "pioneer plant species",
    "pioneer plants",
    "pioneer tree species",
    "pioneer trees"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "biological resources",
    "colonizing ability",
    "invasive species",
    "dominant species",
    "ecological succession"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "especies pioneras"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/pioneer-species/"
}

Record 4,961 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.