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Clementsian

Clementsian adjective: of or relating to Frederic Clements (1874-1945), American plant ecologist and pioneer in the study of vegetation succession.

Adjective

Clementsian (comparative more Clementsian, superlative most Clementsian)

  1. Of or relating to Frederic Clements (1874-1945), American plant ecologist and pioneer in the study of vegetation succession.
  2. (more specifically) Adhering to an ecological model that emphasizes an orderly progression of species as an ecosystem matures.
    • Tobey (1981) traced the rise and presumed fall of Clementsian ecology in grassland ecology.1986, Robert P. McIntosh, The Background of Ecology: Concept and Theory, →ISBN, page 82
    • To understand the origin of the ecosystem concept, it is important to consider in greater detail Tansley's critical attitude toward Clementsian ecology.1992, Joel Bartholemew Hagen, An Entangled Bank: The Origins of Ecosystem Ecology, →ISBN, page 82

Noun

Clementsian (plural Clementsians)

  1. One who follows the ideology of Frederic Clements.
    • We are not surprised to learn that Britain's leading Clementsian was a philosopher by temperament.1981, Ronald C. Tobey, “A. G. Tansley: A British Critic of Clementsian Theory, 1905-1935”, in Saving the Prairies: The Life Cycle of the Founding School of American Plant Ecology, 1895-1955

Forms of Clementsian

Adjective
comparativemore Clementsian
superlativemost Clementsian
Noun
pluralClementsians

Origin of Clementsian

From Clements + -ian.

Questions about Clementsian

What does Clementsian mean?
Clementsian means of or relating to Frederic Clements (1874-1945), American plant ecologist and pioneer in the study of vegetation succession.
What part of speech is Clementsian?
Clementsian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Clementsian in the dictionary

  1. Clementine literature
  2. clementines
  3. clemently
  4. Clementon
  5. Clements
  6. Clementsian
  7. Clementsians
  8. Clementson
  9. Clementsons
  10. Cleminson
  11. Cleminsons

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