Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.

Mature stage of a forest during which biodiversity is great but net wood production small

The culminating stage in plant succession for a given site. Most forests in the PNW are a Hemlock tree overstory climax forest, but because of natural fire, most forests are really a Douglas Fir overstory.

The final community state (sere) in the process of succession for a given area.  Upon reaching this state, the area will be stable and self-replacing until acted upon by an outside process such as a fire or climate change.

The final or most mature plant community capable of perpetuation under the prevailing climate and soil conditions.

The final stages of succession. A subjective concept. Beadle and Costin, 1952

The culmination or end of a protracted period of selling, characterized by high volume, forced margin selling, extreme degrees of negative market breadth (also in prior years a late ticker tape)--and panic. A climax marks the end of one of the late phases of a decline with an abrupt reversal. While the market may again retreat--sometimes even to new lows--the climax is an obvious milepost to the beginning of the end of the bear market.

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"

the most severe stage of a disease

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

the final stage of plant or animal succession; when environmental conditions have been stable long enough for an area to develop a semi-permanent community. For example, rock crumbles, and pioneering plants begin to grow in the sandy soil. As they add mulch and humus, other plants follow - for example, from grasses to shrubs to pine forest to hardwood. Animal types also follow this pattern of succession.

(vegetation): That vegetation type or plant community structure which occurs at the end of the seral cycle. The climax communities may not be the final end point of the succession: frequent, or even rare events, such as fire, frost, harvesting, or hurricanes, may hold the communities in a stable subclimax indefinitely.

The end point of vegetational succession, assumed to be chiefly determined by climate; often woodland unless the water balance is unfavourable.

( Ecol.). The culmination stage in plant succession for a given environment. ( BCFT). Used as an exact synonym of climatic climax by Clements and his school.

The presumed endpoint of a successional sequence; a community that has reached a steady state.

In classical ecological theory, the end point of the successional process; today, we refer instead to the stage of maturity reached when successional development shifts to dynamic change around an equilibrium point.

The culmination stage in plant succession for a given site where the vegetation has reached a highly stable condition. ( FEMAT, IX-5)

(1.) A plant community (or a plant species) in a relatively stable condition that is able to reproduce indefinitely under existing conditions. (2.) A stable community in which there will be no significant change in composition unless the environment or surroundings change. (3.) A community in dynamic equilibrium that will not predictably change its composition or physiognomy without site disturbance.

The presumed stable endpoint of plant succession. It is a self-perpetuating community where the plants and animals can succeed themselves. The climax community for a site is dependent on the topography, climate, and disturbances, characteristic of that site. Well demonstrated elsewhere, it may be only a theoretical construct for much of the BWCA ecosystem.

Formed in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, Climax was a band most noted for their 1972 classic hit song "Precious and Few". Climax consisted of Marc Gordon, Larry Cox, John Stevenson, Walter Nims, and Sonny Geraci. The band is considered a one-hit wonder because no other releases gained much widespread success.

"Climax (Girl Shit)" was the second single to be released by Slum Village from their album Fantastic, Vol. 2. It was a love-jam featuring verses from the three members of the group and a sung chorus by a female vocalist. Despite the song's title, the sexually themed lyrics, concerning a ménage à trois, are playfully delivered and steer clear of any overly crude language.