postclimax
noun
post·climax
: a relatively stable ecological community requiring a greater amount of available moisture than that generally available to a climax and occurring typically where locally abundant soil moisture compensates for a generally deficient precipitation
a forest postclimax on a moist northward-facing slope within a grassland climax
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“Postclimax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postclimax. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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