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ASSOCIES [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-13

English

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

Clements' term for the seral equivalent of an association.

DEF

An impermanent nonclimax biotic community similar in scope to an association.

CONT

The associes is the developmental equivalent of the association. It is composed of two or more consocies, i.e., developmental consociations, just as the association consists of two or more consociations. Like the association, it is based upon life-form, floristic composition, and habitat, but differs from it in as much as all of these are undergoing constant or recurrent developmental changes.

OBS

The three higher ranks. ... we distinguish from the corresponding climax communities by using the suffix -es, thus associes, consocies, socies.

OBS

associes: Same form in the plural.

French

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

Vocable employé par Clements pour désigner un ensemble végétal non durable semblable à une association.

OBS

Stade transitoire équivalant à une association dans une série évolutive.

Spanish

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