FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST SUCCESSION
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Question
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Once a successional community has reached a stable point, it is in ____ and is called a ____
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Communal equilibrium; ecological community
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Ecosystem community; cultural climax
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Ecological equilibrium; climax community
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Ecological community; climax equilibrium
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A climax community is an ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment. It is the final stage(last and stable) of succession, remaining relatively unchanged until destroyed by an event such as fire or human interference.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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