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Climax Forest

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Definition: A plant community dominated by trees representing the culminating stage of natural succession for that specific locality and environment.

A climax community is a relatively stable and undisturbed plant community that has evolved through stages and adapted to its environment.

A climax species is a plant species that will remain essentially unchanged in terms of species composition for as long as the site remains undisturbed

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