Hierarchical Classification

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  Ecological System Classification
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Ecological System Classification

Why Map Ecological Systems?

Biomes and Biome Type

Biomes Type Distribution

Aquatic Biomes

Terrestrial Biomes

Forests

Deserts

Aquatic Biomes and Realms

Communities to Biomes

Bibliography

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Hierarchical Classification

Can terms like "community" and "biome" be fitted into a hierarchy in the same way that the terms "class" and "species" fit into a taxonomical hierarchy?

Do these units of ecological systems represent discrete, discontinuousentities?