The concept that a single geographical area can support only one specific climatic climax community is known as the:
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Correct answer: Monoclimax theory
Clements' Monoclimax theory proposes that the climate of a region determines a single end-point for succession. Polyclimax theory, by contrast, suggests that factors like soil type and topography can lead to different stable climaxes within the same climate.
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- Which ecological parameter generally decreases as an ecosystem reaches its climax stage?
- Which of the following describes the sequence of communities that replace one another in a given area during ecological succession?
- What is the primary difference between primary and secondary succession?
- Succession that is driven by the biotic components (the organisms themselves) within an ecosystem is termed:
- Which of the following are typical pioneer species in a lithosere (succession on bare rock)?
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