biome
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n. distinct ecological community (such as a rainforest, desert, etc.)

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Biomes are climatically and geographically defined as similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plantsanimals, and soil organisms, and are often referred to as ecosystems. Some parts of the earth have more or less the same kind of abiotic and biotic factors spread over a large area, creating a typical ecosystem over that area. Such major ecosystems are termed as biomes. Biomes are defined by factors such as plant structures (such as treesshrubs, and grasses), leaf types (such as broadleaf and needleleaf), plant spacing (forestwoodlandsavanna), and climate. Unlike ecozones, biomes are not defined by genetic, taxonomic, or historical similarities. Biomes are often identified with particular patterns of ecological succession and climax vegetation (quasiequilibrium state of the local ecosystem). An ecosystem has many biotopes and a biome is a major habitat type. A major habitat type, however, is a compromise, as it has an intrinsic inhomogeneity.

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Noun
1. a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
(hypernym) community, biotic community
(hyponym) desert


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Entire community of living organisms in a single major ecological area. (See: biotic community.)

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