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disclimax

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dis⋅cli⋅max

  [dis-klahy-maks]
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–noun Ecology.
a stable community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area, owing to disturbance by humans or domestic animals.
Origin:
1935–40; dis- 1 + climax
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dis·cli·max   (dĭs-klī'māks')   
n.   Ecology
A climax community that has been disturbed by various influences, especially by humans and domestic animals, such as a grassland community that has been altered to desert by overgrazing.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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