mesocratic

Definitions

The second stage of interglacial forest development (Early-Temperate), characterized by a transitional mix of light-demanding and shade-tolerant species.

uncountable

Examples

“Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest⟳ that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic, mesocratic, telocratic ) be considered as cenozones.”

“Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change⟳ in the forest composition at the end⟳ of the mesocratic phase..”

“The fully developed mesocratic woodland had a somewhat different character..”

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