Climatic Climax, Sub-climax and Plagioclimax (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Climatic climax community
Climatic climax community
Final stable stage of succession in equilibrium with climate
UK's natural climatic climax
UK's natural climatic climax
Deciduous forest dominated by oak and ash trees
Sub-climax definition
Sub-climax definition
Succession stopped before climatic climax by arresting factor
Topoclimax cause
Topoclimax cause
Topographical changes (landslides, volcanoes, floods)
Hydroclimax cause
Hydroclimax cause
Changes in water availability or drainage patterns
Biotic climax cause
Biotic climax cause
Introduction of alien/non-native species
Plagioclimax
Plagioclimax
Ecosystem maintained by human activity
Plagioclimax persistence
Plagioclimax persistence
Only as long as human management continues
Plagioclimax examples
Plagioclimax examples
Golf courses, farmland, sports fields, parks, gardens
After plagioclimax mgmt stops
After plagioclimax mgmt stops
Secondary succession resumes toward climatic climax