Some communities, such as grasslands, may never really reach F.E. Clements's concept of a climax stage because

A. There is no optimum community for these environments
B. Primary succession is a slow process
C. They are adapted to periodic disturbance
D. Ecological succession works too slowly
E. Their environmental conditions are too unstable


Answer: C

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