单词 | plagioclimax |
释义 | > as lemmasplagioclimax plagioclimax n. Brit. /ˌpleɪdʒɪə(ʊ)ˈklʌɪˌmaks/ , U.S. /ˌpleɪdʒioʊˈklaɪˌmæks/ Ecology (in a plant community) a climax produced or affected by some disturbance of the natural conditions.ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > [noun] > replacement of one species by another > climax climax1899 post-climax1916 preclimax1916 subclimax1916 proclimax1930 polyclimax1933 monoclimax1934 plagioclimax1935 disclimax1936 1935 A. G. Tansley in Ecology 16 293 We might call such successions, which undoubtedly exist, plagioseres, i.e., ‘bent’ or ‘twisted’ seres, and if the vegetation really does come into equilibrium with the deflecting factor, of a plagioclimax, if such terms are considered useful. 1960 N. Polunin Introd. Plant Geogr. xi. 330 Subclimaxes due to such treatments as persistent burning or grazing (often called disclimaxes, being due to disturbance, or plagioclimaxes, owing to the deflection involved). 1990 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 27 911 Chalk grassland is a varying biotic plagioclimax. < as lemmas |
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