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  • noun Plural form of biota.

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Examples

  • Without such a map, many distinctive biotas remain unrecognized.

    Ecoregions of the world (WWF) 2009

  • Some of the references in the attached list aren't strictly dinosaurs concerning, say, temnospondyl amphibians, crocodylomorphs, mammals, anatomy, physiology, sedimentology, etc.; mostly I try and collect things that are relevant to Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems, focusing on dinosaurs and their associated biotas and environments. ...

    Archive 2009-01-01 ReBecca Foster 2009

  • They also represent links through time that unify the biotas of the past with those of today such as those in the Wet Tropics of Queensland, the East Coast Rainforests of Australia and Kakadu National Park World Heritage properties.

    Australian Fossil Mammal Sites, Australia 2009

  • Ecoregions, representing distinct biotas, are nested within the biomes and realms and, together, these provide a framework for comparisons among units and the identification of representative habitats and species assemblages.

    Ecoregions of the world (WWF) 2009

  • Some of the references in the attached list aren't strictly dinosaurs concerning, say, temnospondyl amphibians, crocodylomorphs, mammals, anatomy, physiology, sedimentology, etc.; mostly I try and collect things that are relevant to Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems, focusing on dinosaurs and their associated biotas and environments. ...

    The Year in Dinosaurs, 2008 ReBecca Foster 2009

  • Superimposed on these large-scale global patterns are local hot spots of diversity generated by geographical features, by quirks of geologic history, or by mixing of biotas from different biogeographic provinces.

    Biodiversity 2009

  • The origin and evolution of Pacific island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: Patterns and processes.

    Samoan tropical moist forests 2008

  • The origin and evolution of Pacific island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: Patterns and processes.

    Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows 2008

  • The origin and evolution of Pacific island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: Patterns and processes.

    Samoan tropical moist forests 2008

  • No information is available on migration patterns through the ecoregion, predator-prey interactions, intact biotas, or natural disturbance regimes.

    Itigi-Sumbu thicket 2008

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