For Biome we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Biology, Environment, Geography, Hunting and Physical Geography.

Biome (Biology)

A group of communities dominated by a particular climax community, such as deserts, forests, and prairies.

Biome (Environment)

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

Biome (Geography)

The world can be broadly divided into climatic regions that each has an associated ecosystem known as a biome. For instance, on a global scale the UK belongs to a zone that experiences a ‘cool temperate western margin’ climate. According to the theory of zonal soils, this results in the formation of a brown earth soil with an associated biome of deciduous summer forest (DSF)

Biome (Hunting)

The complex of living communities maintained by the climate of a region and characterized by a distinctive type of vegetation. Example of biomes in North America include the tundra, desert, prairie, and the western coniferous forests.

Biome (Physical Geography)

Largest recognizable assemblage of animals and plants on the Earth. The distribution of the biomes is controlled mainly by climate.

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