Biomes are large geographic area characterized by specific climate conditions, dominant plant life (flora), and animal life (fauna).
Essentially, biomes are nature's broad categories of living landscapes, each with its own unique set of characteristics and inhabitants.
Biomes represent distinct biological communities adapted to their particular physical environment and regional climate.
Deforestation and land conversion. Which includes; clearing of land for annual farming, constructions and other anthropogenic activities.
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Foley, J. A., DeFries, R., Asner, G. P., Barford, C., Bonan, G., Carpenter, S. R., Chapin, F. S., Coe, M. T., Daily, G. C., Gibbs, H. K., Helkowski, J. H., Holloway, T., Howard, E. A., Kucharik, C. J., Monfreda, C., Patz, J. A., Prentice, I. C., Ramankutty, N., & Snyder, P. K. (2005). Global consequences of land use. Science, 309(5734), 570–574. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1111772
cutting down forests for furniture, paving grasslands for parking lots, draining wetlands because of mosquitoes 🫠🫠🫠
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