单词 | climax forest |
释义 | > as lemmasclimax forest climax forest n. Ecology a type of climax community dominated by trees, representing the culminating stage of natural succession for its specific locality and environment; a forest of this type; (also) the plants of such a forest collectively. ΚΠ 1901 Bot. Gaz. 31 300 The deep shade established by the pines means that the edaphic and atmospheric factors have become favorable for establishing the climax forest of the region. 1994 Vanity Fair May 166/2 ‘Palm Beach is a horrible place’, Robertson says. ‘It was a climax forest in the 1950s’. 2004 R. Dawkins Ancestor's Tale 390 The time it takes to transform bare sand into climax forest. < as lemmas |
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