bi·ome (b   m )n. 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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