Sentence:  Not surprisingly, Australians, the originators of the vital attributes idea, never followed <WSD>Clementsian</WSD> succession because disturbance, particularly fire, was such an overpowering influence in their scapes (Noble and Slatyer, 1977). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Adhering to an ecological model that emphasizes an orderly progression of species as an ecosystem matures.