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subclimaxenUK
sub·cli·max S0836000 (sŭb-klī′măks′)n. A stage in the succession of an ecological community preceding the attainment of a climax community, often persisting because of the occurrence of fires, floods, or other disturbances. sub′cli·mac′tic (-măk′tĭk) adj.subclimax (sʌbˈklaɪmæks) n (Biology) ecology a community in which development has been arrested before climax has been attained subclimactic adjsub•cli•max (sʌbˈklaɪ mæks) n. the stage of an ecological community that normally precedes the climax, esp. when further development is arrested. [1915–20] subclimaxenUK
subclimax[¦səb′klī‚maks] (ecology) A community immediately preceding a climax in an ecological succession. |