Definition of "Succession" :

noun: acquisition of property by descent or by will

noun: the action of following in order

noun: a following of one thing after another in time

noun: a group of people or things arranged or following in order

"A succession of stalls offering soft drinks."

noun: (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