disclimax

[ dis-klahy-maks ]

nounEcology.
  1. a stable community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area, owing to disturbance by humans or domestic animals.

Origin of disclimax

1
First recorded in 1935–40; dis-1 + climax

Words Nearby disclimax

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British Dictionary definitions for disclimax

disclimax

/ (dɪsˈklaɪmæks) /


noun
  1. ecology a climax community resulting from the activities of man or domestic animals in climatic and other conditions that would otherwise support a different type of community

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