biome

Also known as bioms, bioformation, bioformations, biome type, biome types

thumb|upright=1.654|One way of mapping terrestrial biomes around the world (excluding Tundra#Antarctic|Antarctic tundra)

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A biome is a large geographical area with a distinct climate, vegetation, and animal life that work together as an ecosystem. Understanding biomes matters because they help us see how different parts of Earth's environment are organized and how living things adapt to their particular regions.

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Classifications
Holdridge (1947, 1964) life zones
Allee (1949) biome-types
Kendeigh (1961) biomes
Whittaker (1962, 1970, 1975) biome-types
Key definitions for understanding Whittaker's scheme
Whittaker's parameters for classifying biome-types
Biome-types
Goodall (1974–) ecosystem types
Walter (1976, 2002) zonobiomes
Schultz (1988) eco-zones
Bailey (1989) ecoregions
Olson & Dinerstein (1998) biomes for WWF / Global 200
[[Biogeographic realm]]s (terrestrial and freshwater)
Biogeographic realms ([[Marine ecoregion|marine]])
Biomes (terrestrial)
Biomes (freshwater)
Biomes (marine)
Summary of the scheme
Other biomes
Marine biomes
Anthropogenic biomes
Microbial biomes
Endolithic biomes
Effects of climate change
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|upright=1.654|One way of mapping terrestrial biomes around the world (excluding Tundra#Antarctic|Antarctic tundra)

A biome ( ) is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, animal life, and an ecosystem. It consists of a biological community that has formed in response to its physical environment and regional climate. In 1935, Tansley added the climatic and soil aspects to the idea, calling it ecosystem. The International Biological Program (1964–74) projects popularized the concept of biome.