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Record 1 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The point in a plant succession at which development has ceased before the state of climax is reached.

CONT

Because of the dense leaf canopy, plant growth is suppressed and the undergrowth is relatively open in mature forest; the dense "jungle" of popular concept is associated with preclimax stages.

OBS

Compare with "postclimax".

Key term(s)
  • pre-climax formation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Végétation relique, proche du climax, qui requiert normalement des conditions d'humidité moins favorables que les conditions générales actuelles mais qui subsiste en un endroit à la suite de compensations locales édaphiques ou microclimatiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Biología vegetal
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