2. a particular region which is a biome[1]. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Biome — Bi ome (b[imac] [=o]m), n. [Gr. bi os life.] 1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie — For other uses, see Prairie (disambiguation). Prairie in Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa, United States Prairies (UK: /ˈprɛər.i/, US: /ˈprɛr.i/) are considered part of the temperate gra … Wikipedia
Prairie (Amerique du Nord) — Prairie (Amérique du Nord) Pour les articles homonymes, voir prairie. La Prairie dans le Dakota du Sud. La Prairie ( … Wikipédia en Français
Prairie (amérique du nord) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir prairie. La Prairie dans le Dakota du Sud. La Prairie ( … Wikipédia en Français
Prairie sauvage — Prairies, savanes et brousses tempérées Biome de prairies, savanes et broussailles tempérées Steppe d … Wikipédia en Français
Biome — The planet Earth Biomes are climatically and geographically defined as similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms,[1] and are of … Wikipedia
Prairie (Amérique du Nord) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Prairie (homonymie). La Prairie dans le Dakota du Sud. La Prairie (anglais : Tallgrass Prairie) … Wikipédia en Français
rain forest biome — Biome Bi ome (b[imac] [=o]m), n. [Gr. bi os life.] 1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prairie palousienne — Écorégion de la Prairie palousienne Le relief ondulant de la prairie palousienne. Vue de la butte Steptoe … Wikipédia en Français
Tallgrass prairie — The tallgrass prairie is an ecosystem native to central North America, with fire as its primary periodic disturbance. In the past, tallgrass prairies covered a large portion of the American Midwest, just east of the Great Plains, and portions of… … Wikipedia
