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Boreal

Describes the northern biotic area that is dominated by tundra, taiga, and coniferous forests.

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boreal
Biology; Marine biology

Pertaining to the Northern Hemisphere, north temperate zone.

boreal
Biology; Ecology

Describes the northern biotic area that is dominated by tundra, taiga, and coniferous forests.

boreal
Geography; Physical geography

Most usually used to mean northern in reference to latitudes 45°-75°n and in association with the largely coniferous forests found here.

boreal
Zoology; Zoological terms

Referring to the coniferous forest regions that extend throughout areas of North America (Canada), Europe and Asia.

boreal
Language; Dictionaries

Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast.

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A biotic system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms in a particular area with their environments, is named as ecosystem.

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The steady, end stage in ecological evolution of a variety of plant and animal species is termed as climax.

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ecology
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