- disclimax
- noun Date: 1935 a relatively stable ecological community often including kinds of organisms foreign to the region and displacing the climax because of disturbance especially by humans
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disclimax
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disclimax — [dis klī′maks΄] n. Ecol. a climax community disrupted and changed by continuous disturbance, esp. by humans or domestic animals … English World dictionary
disclimax — disklimaksas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Ilgalaikės, patvarios augalų bendrijos (fitocenozės) digresinio pobūdžio kitimas (pvz., vietoje iškirsto miško (kirtavietės) susidaro pastovi ganykla). atitikmenys: angl.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
disclimax — /dis kluy maks/, n. Ecol. a stable community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area, owing to disturbance by humans or domestic animals. [1935 40; DIS 1 + CLIMAX] * * * … Universalium
disclimax — dis·climax … English syllables
disclimax — dis•cli•max [[t]dɪsˈklaɪ mæks[/t]] n. ecl a stable ecological community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area owing to ecological disturbance, esp. by human activity • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
disclimax — (ˈ)dis, də̇s+ noun Etymology: dis (I) + climax : a relatively stable ecological community that often includes kinds of organisms (as species) foreign to the region and that has displaced the climax because of disturbance especially by man or… … Useful english dictionary
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Climax community — The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia is an example of a climax forest ecosystem. In ecology, a climax community, or climatic climax community, is a biological community of plants and animals which, through the process of ecological… … Wikipedia
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