"In ecology, a biome is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities best adapted to the region's physical natural environment, latitude, altitude, and terrain. A biome is made up of communities at stable steady state and all associated transitional, disturbed, or degraded, vegetation, fauna and soils, but can often be identified by the climax vegetation type.

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The biodiversity characteristic of each biome, especially the diversity of fauna and subdominant plant forms, is a function of abiotic factors and the biomass productivity of the dominant vegetation. Species diversity tends to be higher in terrestrial biomes with higher net primary productivity, moisture availability, and temperature. [1]

A fundamental classification of biomes is into:

1. Terrestrial (or *continental) biomes* and
2. Aquatic biomes."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biome

It seems the Royal Society has used it...

"Continental biomes are the world’s most biodiverse areas, but little is known about their history..."
http://www.royalsociety.ac.uk/event.asp?id=1309&month=11,200...

Biome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- [ Traduzca esta página ]A fundamental classification of biomes is into:. Terrestrial (or continental) biomes and; Aquatic biomes. Biomes are often given local names. ...
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Note added at 10 minutos (2006-11-30 21:57:03 GMT)
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See also:
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/biomes/DEFINED.html

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Biotopuri continentale: definitie, tipuri, subdiviziuni; ... Biomuri continentale: padurea temperata umeda, padurea temperata de foioase; ...
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