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==Examples==
 
[[Picea glauca|White spruce]] (''Picea glauca'') is an example of a climax species in the northern forests of North America due to its ability to adapt to resource scarce, stable conditions, it dominates Northern forest ecosystem in the absence of a disturbance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Picea glauca|url=https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picgla/all.html|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.fs.fed.us}}</ref>
 
Other examples of climax species in old-growth forests:
 
''Picea glauca'' (White spruce) is a climax species in the Northern forests of North America<ref>{{Cite web|title=Picea glauca|url=https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/picgla/all.html|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.fs.fed.us}}</ref>. Due to its ability to adapt to low resource available, stable conditions, it dominates Northern forest ecosystem in the absence of a disturbance.
*[[Tsuga canadensis|Canadian hemlock]]
*[[Abies amabilis|Pacific silver fir]]