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1.2. BIOMES, ECOSYSTEMS AND ECOSYSTEM’S SERVICES’



                                                                                                    Biodiversity is not the same on each part of


                                                                                                    the Earth, mainly because Earth abiotic


                                                                                                    conditions (particularly climate) are different


                                                                                                    along the different parts of the planet.




                                                                                                    Macrobiomes are large areas with uniform


                                                                                                    vegetation structure (it can also be defined


                                                                                                    as large-scale ecosystems), which result from


                                                                                                    the interaction between bioclimate and


                                                                                                    vegetation structure classification

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