post-climax In the monoclimax model of climax vegetation development, the term given to communities differing from the climatic climax because of having cooler and/or moister conditions than are characteristic of the regional climate. Such conditions occur typically at higher elevations, especially on the windward slopes of mountain ranges. See also CLIMAX THEORY; compare PRE-CLIMAX.

post-climax In the mono-climax model of climax vegetation development, communities differing from the climatic climax, owing to cooler and/or moister conditions than are characteristic of the regional climate. Such conditions occur typically at higher elevations, especially on the windward slopes of mountain ranges. See also climax theory; compare pre-climax.