In places where the climate is suitable, trees are the climax vegetation.
Since forest is the expected climax vegetation there, several theories have been given to explain the types of grassland present.
Many of the Yungas are degraded or are forests in recovery that have not yet reached their climax vegetation.
Oak is a climax vegetation in much of the Northern Hemisphere.
Moreover, natural seeps feed these locations and the outcome is climax vegetation that has stabilized.
The nature of climax vegetation will change as the environment changes.
It is often found as a component of the climax vegetation in stands on mesic sites with limestone soils.
In dry habitat oaks and hickories are climax vegetation.
This vegetation would likely be the climax vegetation of the region in the absence of fire.
This picture indicates Montana's climax vegetation at the time of 9/8/2010.