Climax community: A relatively stable, self-sustaining ecological community that represents the end stage of succession.
How to apply it: Use climax community to describe the mature hardwood forest that develops after decades of succession in the eastern U.S.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Biodiversity
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