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Climax community
A climax community is the final, stable community in succession, in equilibrium with its environment and characterized by high biodiversity, complex food webs, and efficient nutrient cycling.
K-strategists
Species that reproduce slowly, producing few offspring but investing heavily in their survival.
Keystone species
A keystone species is an organism that has a disproportionately large impact on its ecosystem relative to its population size.
Plagiomax
Plagiomax is an ecosystem that is arrested in an earlier stage of succession due to human interference.