Biome, definition

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Rainwater composition is determined by the atmospheric composition of the precipitation zone and by that of the zone of origin of the clouds and the winds that carry them to the precipitation site. It varies geographically and depends on the natural and anthropogenic input of gases and particles into the atmosphere, as well as on the atmospheric reactions that may transform them. Activity of the local biomes (see definition in Section 7.3) also affects rainwater composition as does the local weather, which in turn defines the amount of precipitation and therefore the concentration of components. 

The biosphere has many parts and subparts, as deciduous forest and rain forest, grassland and dessert, seacoast and ocean floor, which provide a myriad of habitats or actual places where organisms live. The Earth s major ecosystems are called biomes, which have characteristic types of organisms. Some usefiil definitions are listed in Table 7.4. 

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The scale of measurement can influence the amount of variation seen. There is, for instance, one and only one known planetary ecological system. Within that there are many biomes, the number of which may change with time, definition, or physical scale. The numbers of individuals of a certain species within similar biomes will vary either over time or even at some constant point in time. Responses of individuals of a species to environmental factors such as temperature begin to show much more variation, and so on. As the scale becomes finer, the perception of variation becomes greater. 

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Two sets of data are given to illustrate how different researchers have arrived at different figures this is because definitions of biome types vary. Note that wetlands were examined in Section 4.5 and croplands are discussed in Section 6.2. It must also be noted that the living components of the Earth s biomes contribute to carbon flows other than those related to the large scale biosphere - atmosphere exchanges etc. These include the provision of medicines, fibres, perfumes, foods and biomass fuels. 

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