The term was suggested in 1916 by Clements, originally as a synonym for biotic community of Möbius (1877). Later, it gained its current definition, based on earlier concepts of phytophysiognomy, formation See more

Anthropogenic climate change has the potential to greatly alter the distribution of Earth's biomes. Meaning, biomes around the world could change so much that they would be at risk of … See more

• Ritter, Michael E. (2005). The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. See more

To divide the world into a few ecological zones is difficult, notably because of the small-scale variations that exist everywhere on earth … See more

Marine biomes
Pruvot (1896) zones or "systems":
• Littoral zone
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• Climate classification – Systems that categorize the world's climates
• Ecotope – Smallest ecologically distinct landscape features in a landscape mapping and classification system
• Life zone – Concept was developed by C. Hart Merriam in 1889 See more

• University of California Museum of Paleontology Berkeley's The World's Biomes
• Gale/Cengage Biome Overview (archived 11 July 2011)
• "Biomes". Encyclopedia of Earth. See more