biome
C1484
concept
A biome is a large ecological region characterized by distinct climate conditions, plant and animal communities, and environmental features.
Aliases (3)
- Mediterranean-climate shrubland ×1
- biome subtype ×1
- tundra ecosystem ×1
Instances (8)
- Sonoran Desert
- Afromontane forests
- Shortgrass prairie ("biome subtype")
- Chilean Matorral ("Mediterranean-climate shrubland")
- Amazon rainforest
- Arctic coastal plain of Alaska ("tundra ecosystem")
- Miombo woodlands
- Sagebrush steppe desert