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Climax vegetation - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Apathy, Botany, Budding, Catalepsy, Catatonia, Contemplation, Development, Dormancy, Entropy, Flora, Germination, Greenery, Greens, Growth |
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Climax vegetation is the vegetation which establishes itself on a given site for given climatic conditions in the absence of anthropic action after a long time (it is the asymptotic or quasi equilibrium state of the local ecosystem).
Tropical evergreen forest is an example of climax vegetation, as are temperate forests, tundras, savannas, grassland etc.
An ecosystem which has reached its climax is more resilient to perturbations (climatic or anthropic) than an artificial plantation.
tropical forest in French Guiana See also: Climax community
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Example Usage of vegetation |
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madoret: Hotel de Ville de Paris " imaginons la ville demain" les habitants proposent deux thèmes ressortent: végétation et depassement du periph |
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starxlr8: @brechin as a reformed vegan, i can appreciate the use of flavor-enhancing additions (butter, stock, bacon) to vegetation-centric food. |
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alexberger: @gmeta Fun shots, i'm surprised by the color of the vegetation given their April shoot date. |
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