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post-climax
post-climax n.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)pəʊs(t)ˈklʌɪmaks/
, /(ˌ)pəʊs(t)ˈklʌɪmaks/U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈklaɪˌmæks/
Ecology the point in a plant succession at which development has continued beyond the balanced state of climax (cf. climax n. 5)./ˌpoʊs(t)ˈklaɪˌmæks/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
1916 F. E. Clements Plant Succession vi. 110 If a change of climate results in increased water-content..the sere..continues the development by replacing the climax and it may be termed the post-climax.
1964 V. J. Chapman Coastal Vegetation ix. 215 One must regard the Plantaginatum maritimi as either a post-climax or more properly as a..deflected climax.
1981 Amer. Antiq. 46 551 The modern climate of the Llano Estacado is continental, semiarid and averages 35-50 cm/yr of rainfall..which supports a High Plains-Bluestem Post-climax and a mid-to-short grass.
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