Geography A-Level
Sub-climax
What Sub-climax means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sub-climax
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Reference: AQA
A stage where development is temporarily arrested by local factors like waterlogging or poor soil before reaching the climatic climax.
Topics that use Sub-climax
- Ecosystems and processes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Climatic climax
- Ecological efficiency
- Ecological succession
- Ecosystem productivity
- Energy dynamics
- Nutrient cycling
- Plagioclimax
- System structure
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