biota

Definitions

noun

1

The living organisms of a region.

Although the broad macroevolutionary consequences of mass extinctions are well known (as in the dinosaurs-mammals changeover), their long-term effects on the temporal and spatial dynamics of clades and biotas are rarely investigated.

2

A coniferous tree, Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis, syn. Biota orientalis).

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small

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noun — all the plant and animal life of a particular region

biology

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Although the broad macroevolutionary consequences of mass extinctions are well known (as in the dinosaurs-mammals changeover), their long-term effects on the temporal and spatial dynamics of clades an

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For a start, we have a very incomplete knowledge of the earth's biota.

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Of course we are concerned about those animals that live in the river itself, such as hippos and crocodiles, and a whole host of small biota.

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