Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a land form or land mass. Wind, ice, water, and gravity transport previously weathered surface material, which, at the loss of enough kinetic energy in the fluid, is deposited, building up layers of sediment.
Sustainability refers to how a system remains biodiverse and productive over long periods of time. Succession is a series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time. After a fire, volcano, or other disaster, succession enables an ecosystem to recover.
