ecozone
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ecozone (plural ecozones)
(biogeography) A large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna.
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Biogeographical Biogeographically, Oceania is used as a synonym for either the Australasian ecozone ( Wallacea and Australasia ) or the Pacific ecozone (Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia apart either from New Zealand or from mainland New Guinea ).
Sumba is within the Wallacea ecozone, having a mixture of plants and animals of Asian and Australasian origin.
Endemic animals and plants Animals 31 bird families are endemic to the Neotropical ecozone, over twice the number of any other ecozone.
For The Neotropic ecozone The Neotropic ecozone is one of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface.
Snow may remain on the ground for as long as nine months in the northernmost extensions of the taiga ecozone.
The well-known red-bellied piranha is endemic to the Neotropic ecozone, occupying a larger geographic area than any other piranha species.