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POLYCLIMAX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polyclimax
1, record 1, English, polyclimax
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- poly-climax 2, record 1, English, poly%2Dclimax
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The presence of several distinct stable communities of plants within a given region. 2, record 1, English, - polyclimax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Whether you believed in the monoclimax required by dogmatic interpretations of Clements' writings, or whether you took the pragmatic view that there could be many local climaxes in any climatic region (so-called polyclimax theory) you tacitly assumed that succession was a process of social organization; that it led to an organized entity which you called a society. 2, record 1, English, - polyclimax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
monoclimax theory: The hypothesis that in any one environment there can be only one climax community, in contrast to the hypothesis that there can be several (polyclimax theory). 3, record 1, English, - polyclimax
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polyclimax
1, record 1, French, polyclimax
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Présence sous un même climat de plusieurs climax, c'est-à-dire de plusieurs groupements composés d'individus stables du point de vue floristique représentant un état d'équilibre écologique fonction des conditions générales, le plus souvent sur des sols différents. 2, record 1, French, - polyclimax
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-05-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- polyclimax 1, record 2, English, polyclimax
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hypothesis that in my one environment there can be several climax communities is termed polyclimax theory. 1, record 2, English, - polyclimax
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- polyclimacique 1, record 2, French, polyclimacique
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de la théorie selon laquelle il pourrait y avoir plusieurs communautés végétales climaciques en un lieu donné. 1, record 2, French, - polyclimacique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hypothèse d'après laquelle il ne saurait y avoir dans un lieu donné qu'une seule communauté végétale climacique; par opposition à l'hypothèse contraire dite polyclimacique selon laquelle il pourrait y en avoir plusieurs. 1, record 2, French, - polyclimacique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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