Clementsian

comparative more Clementsian · superlative most Clementsian

1. Of or relating to Frederic Clements (1874-1945), American plant ecologist and pioneer in the study of vegetation succession.
2. more specificallyAdhering to an ecological model that emphasizes an orderly progression of species as an ecosystem matures.

   Tobey (1981) traced the rise and presumed fall of Clementsian ecology in grassland ecology.

   1986, Robert P. McIntosh, The Background of Ecology: Concept and Theory, →ISBN, page 82

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   To understand the origin of the ecosystem concept, it is important to consider in greater detail Tansley's critical attitude toward Clementsian ecology.

   1992, Joel Bartholemew Hagen, An Entangled Bank: The Origins of Ecosystem Ecology, →ISBN, page 82

   Not surprisingly, Australians, the originators of the vital attributes idea, never followed Clementsian succession because disturbance, particularly fire, was such an overpowering influence in their scapes (Noble and Slatyer, 1977).

   1999, Beth Middleton, Wetland Restoration, Flood Pulsing, and Disturbance Dynamics, →ISBN, page 70

plural Clementsians

1. One who follows the ideology of Frederic Clements.

   We are not surprised to learn that Britain's leading Clementsian was a philosopher by temperament.

   1981, Ronald C. Tobey, “A. G. Tansley: A British Critic of Clementsian Theory, 1905-1935”, in Saving the Prairies: The Life Cycle of the Founding School of American Plant Ecology, 1895-1955