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disclimax
dis·cli·max D0256200 (dĭs-klī′măks′)n. Ecology A climax community that has been disturbed by various influences, especially by humans and domestic animals, such as a grassland community that has been altered to desert by overgrazing.disclimax (dɪsˈklaɪmæks) n (Environmental Science) ecology a climax community resulting from the activities of man or domestic animals in climatic and other conditions that would otherwise support a different type of communitydis•cli•max (dɪsˈklaɪ mæks)
n. a stable ecological community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area owing to ecological disturbance, esp. by human activity. [1935–40] disclimax
disclimax[dis′klī·maks] (ecology) A climax community that includes foreign species following a disturbance of the natural climax by humans or domestic animals. Also known as disturbance climax. |