A major ecological community or complex of communities, extending over a large geographical area and characterized by a dominant type of vegetation. This reflects the ecological and physiognomic characteristics of the vegetation and broadly corresponds to climatic regions of the Earth.
References
- Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on forest biological diversity, CBD (https://www.cbd.int/forest/definitions.shtml). - UN Environment (2019). Global Environment Outlook – GEO-6 : Healthy Planet, Healthy People. Nairobi. DOI 10.1017/9781108627146.
GEO-1-6
A major ecological community or complex of communities, extending over a large geographical area and characterized by a dominant type of vegetation. This reflects the ecological and physiognomic characteristics of the vegetation and broadly corresponds to climatic regions of the Earth.
References
- Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on forest biological diversity, CBD (https://www.cbd.int/forest/definitions.shtml).