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PHYSIOGRAPHIC CLIMAX [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Soil Science
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Plant Biology
DEF

... climax determined in large measure by the nature of the topography or soil, e.g., a forest climax on a north-facing slope while grassland is the climax on the south-facing slope of the same ridge.

OBS

See also "edaphic climax".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Science du sol
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Climax qui dépend surtout de la situation et du relief, donc de l'exposition (insolation), de l'exposition aux vents, de l'intensité de la pente, des variations hydrologiques et pédologiques consécutives au relief, etc...

Spanish

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