The term “sere” refers to:
A sere is the complete succession of communities developing in a particular habitat, from pioneer assemblages through intermediate seral stages to a relatively stable endpoint. Each component community is a seral stage; the term sere refers to the whole temporal sequence rather than one dominant species. A disturbance changes the availability of space, resources, and biological legacies, creating opportunities for colonization. Whether succession is primary or secondary depends chiefly on the starting substrate and survival of soil, not simply on the identity of the disturbance. Colonists must
Ref: Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Molles, 9th Ed., Ch. 20
