DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A community that has reached a stable stage is called a climax community in ecological succession. Climax communities have reached their peak and have a wide variety of plants and animals. Climax communities have a wide range of ecological diversity and are at homeostasis.

Detailed explanation-2: -(d) Climax community. Hint: During succession over the rocks, the lichen gets replaced by forests. Similarly, in water bodies also the phytoplankton gets replaced by the forest. So, the ultimate community is the most stable community.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is a climax community? A climax community is the “endpoint” of succession within the context of a particular climate and geography. In the midwestern U.S., for example, such a community might be a hardwood forest with oaks and hickories as the dominant tree species.

Detailed explanation-4: -The “climax community” is a stable endpoint of succession, or at least an assemblage in which succession has slowed to the point at which other processes are more important. The initial model of a single climax community has been shown to be inaccurate.