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Biomes are climatically and geographically defined as similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms, and are often referred to as ecosystems. Biomes are defined by factors such as plant structures (such as trees, shrubs, and grasses), leaf types (such as broadleaf and needleleaf), plant spacing (forest, woodland, savanna), and climate. Unlike ecozones, biomes are not defined by genetic, taxonomic, or historical similarities. Biomes are often identified with particular patterns of ecological succession and climax vegetation (quasi-equilibrium state of the local ecosystem). An ecosystem has many biotopes and a biome is a major habitat type. A major habitat type, however, is a compromise, as it has an intrinsic inhomogeneity.

Land

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Cold

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Alpine tundra
Permafrost
Cushion plant
Tree line
Muskeg
Conifer

Temperate

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Temperate rainforest
Eucalyptus

Tropical

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Tropical rainforest
Monsoon

Grassland

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Grass
Grassland
Savanna

Desert

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Desert
Cactus
Rain shadow
Shrubland

Wetland biomes

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Water biomes

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Weird places

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