climax community

noun

A community (group of interdependent organisms interacting with one another) which, through the process of ecological succession (the development of vegetation in an area over time), has reached a steady state.

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Meanings

nounclimax community (plural climax communities)

plural climax communities

  1. biologyA community (group of interdependent organisms interacting with one another) which, through the process of ecological succession (the development of vegetation in an area over time), has reached a steady state.
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climax community. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climax%20community

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“climax community.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climax%20community. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “climax community,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climax%20community.

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