单词 | climax community |
释义 | > as lemmasclimax community climax community n. Ecology a relatively stable ecosystem, representing the culminating stage of natural succession for its specific locality and environment; see sense 5. ΚΠ 1915 Carnegie Inst. Year Bk. 1914 103 The climax community typical of each climatic region is the result of a definite organic development. 1958 W. S. Cooper Coastal Sand Dunes Oregon & Washington 65 The generalized series in this region is from sand-binding grasses, rushes, and creeping shrubs, through thicket to pine or spruce forest, and finally to the ‘climax’ community of western hemlock, western arbor vitae, and Douglas fir. 2001 Policy Sci. 34 112 Many ecologists question whether ecosystems have succession pathways, which when completed, lead to climax communities of species. < as lemmas |
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