SINCE 1828
clisere
noun
cli·sere
| \ ˈklīˌsi(ə)r\
Definition of clisere
: the succession of ecological communities that results from climatic changes
especially
: one preceding the reestablishment of a stable state following an intense climatic change (as the advance or recession of a major glaciation)
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