disclimax

American

[dis-klahy-maks] / dɪsˈklaɪ mæks /

noun

Ecology.

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

disclimax British

/ dɪsˈklaɪmæks /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of disclimax

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

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In the overgrazed disclimax existing in 1948 when the study areas were reserved, no voles were found because cover was insufficient.

From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Edwin P. Martin

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