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DEFINITION
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Ecological regions as a result of complex interactions of climate, geology, soil type, water resources and latitude. These components together determine what types of plant and animal life exists in different places. Unesco has designated fourteen major. |
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Lean and Hinrichsen (1992) in Choudhury K. and L.J.M. Jansen (1999): Terminology for Integrated Resources Planning and Management. FAO, Rome, Italy: 69 pages
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| RELATED TERMS |
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biodiversity
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| ALTERNATE SPELLING |
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no alternate spelling
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