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World map displaying the distribution of seven major biomes: grassland and savanna, temperate deciduous forest, taiga (boreal forest), desert, tropical rainforest, tundra, and areas not classified. Each biome is represented by a distinct color, illustrating their global locations and extents across continents.

Diagram illustrating the levels of ecological organization, from ecological community and habitat to ecosystem and biome, using labeled landscape cross-sections and showing interactions like energy flow, disturbances, and nutrient cycling.

Map of Brazil displaying the country's major biomes with color-coded regions: Amazon Rainforest in green, Cerrado savanna in yellow, Caatinga thorny forest in pink, Pantanal wetlands in purple, Mata Atlantica coastal forest in blue, and Pampas plains in orange. Illustrations of characteristic animals and plants are shown within each biome.

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World map displaying the distribution of seven major biomes: grassland and savanna, temperate deciduous forest, taiga (boreal forest), desert, tropical rainforest, tundra, and areas not classified. Each biome is represented by a distinct color, illustrating their global locations and extents across continents.

Terrestrial biomes of the world

Worldwide distribution of major terrestrial biomes.

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Diagram illustrating the levels of ecological organization, from ecological community and habitat to ecosystem and biome, using labeled landscape cross-sections and showing interactions like energy flow, disturbances, and nutrient cycling.

A diagram showing that different levels of ecological organization often occur in a given area.

An area may be divided into different levels of ecological organization, with smaller...

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Map of Brazil displaying the country's major biomes with color-coded regions: Amazon Rainforest in green, Cerrado savanna in yellow, Caatinga thorny forest in pink, Pantanal wetlands in purple, Mata Atlantica coastal forest in blue, and Pampas plains in orange. Illustrations of characteristic animals and plants are shown within each biome.

Major biomes of Brazil

Brazil is home to six major terrestrial biomes—Amazonia, Cerrado, Caatinga, Pantanal,...

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