The final or most stable animal or plant community in a succession series; the final outcome of a slow, orderly progression of changes in communities in an area over time. A climax community is capable of maintaining itself indefinitely as long as the environment is not disturbed by, say, the introduction of some other species or some extreme geological or climate event.
A combination of plant and animal forms that dominate mature ecological communities. Climax communities are unique and shaped by various factors, including temperature, rainfall, and soil acidity.
The final stage of an ecological succession sequence. The final and mature association of living organisms following a natural succession. This stage remains relatively unchanged, if climatic and physiographic factors remain stable. It is determined by temperature and the moisture available. Often it comprises the tallest trees.
The end point of an undisturbed succession under the prevailing climatic and soil conditions.
A relatively stable, long-lasting community reached in a successional series; usually determined by climate and soil type.
The relatively stable community that develops at the end of any process of ecological succession.
The end of a successional sequence; a community that has reached stability under a particular set of environmental conditions.
a late successional stage that, as mentioned in the trends section above, is far more stable than its predecessors
An assemblage of plants which produces conditions favoring its perpetuation, and which will not undergo transition unless disturbed by external forces.
The species in a community that persist when the environment doesn't change. 856
community that remains virtually unchanged, as long as there are no climatic or environmental changes.
the final stage in succession of plant and animal life, where a stable community is reached
Forest Stewardship] A relatively stable and undisturbed plant community that has evolved through stages and adapted to its environment.
The stage in community succession where the community has become relatively stable through successful adjustment to its environment.
The final stage of a community succession.
the relative stable community reached by a successional series.
Plant community that no longer undergoes changes in species composition due to succession.
the kind of community capable of living continuously under the climatic conditions in a certain area.
a community that is capable of perpetuation under the prevailing climatic and edaphic (soil) conditions
The term climax community, also described as a climatic climax community is a largely obsolete ecological term for a biological community of plants and animals which, through the process of ecological succession - the development of vegetation in an area over time - has reached a steady state. This equilibrium occurs because the climax community is composed of species best adapted to average conditions in that area. The term is sometimes also applied in soil development.