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The total complex of biotic communities occupying and characterizing a particular area or zone, such as a desert or deciduous forest.

biome

[bī′ōm]

Etymology: Gk, bios + oma, tumor, mass

the collection of biologic communities existing in and characteristic of a broad geographic region, such as desert, tropical forest, or savanna. A biome includes all organisms of a particular region.

biome [bi´ōm]

a large, distinct, easily differentiated community of organisms arising as a result of complex interactions of climatic factors, flora, fauna, and substrate; usually designated according to kind of vegetation present, such as tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, or grassland.

biome

a large, distinct, easily differentiated community of organisms in a major ecological region.

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biome (redirected from Major habitat type)

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