Succession is the process by which communities colonise an ecosystem and are then replaced over time by other communities: Pioneer species: These are the first species to occupy a new habitat, starting new communities. They have rapid reproductive strategies, enabling them to quickly occupy an uninhabited area.
Definition of due diligence. 1  1 law : the care that a reasonable person exercises to avoid harm to other persons or their property failed to exercise due diligence in trying to prevent the accident.
research into the integrity of the counterparty to a proposed contract and in the veracity of his claims. A lawyer is expected to do 'due diligence'. Would be culpable if he failed to do so. The bigger the contract, the more 'due diligence'.