EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Climax concept. According to classical ecological theory, succession stops when the sere has arrived at an equilibrium or steady state with the physical and biotic environment. Barring major disturbances, it will persist indefinitely. This end point of succession is called climax.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -climax, in ecology, the final stage of biotic succession attainable by a plant community in an area under the environmental conditions present at a particular time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Climax – the climax stage is the last stage of an ecosystem. It is when the ecosystem has become balanced and there is little risk of an interfering event or change to mutate the environment. Several rainforests and deserts qualify as being in the climax stage.

Detailed explanation-5: -A climax community is one that has reached the stable stage. When extensive and well defined, the climax community is called a biome. Examples are tundra, grassland, desert, and the deciduous, coniferous, and tropical rain forests.