clementsian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to Frederic Clements (1874-1945), American plant ecologist and pioneer in the study of vegetation succession.
adj
Adhering to an ecological model that emphasizes an orderly progression of species as an ecosystem matures.
Example Sentences
- "Tobey (1981) traced the rise and presumed fall of Clementsian ecology in grassland ecology."
- "To understand the origin of the ecosystem concept, it is important to consider in greater detail Tansley's critical attitude toward Clementsian ecology."
- "Not surprisingly, Australians, the originators of the vital attributes idea, never followed Clementsian succession because disturbance, particularly fire, was such an overpowering influence in their scapes (Noble and Slatyer, 1977)."
- "We are not surprised to learn that Britain's leading Clementsian was a philosopher by temperament."