For a start, we have a very incomplete knowledge of the earth's biota.
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Biota
/baɪˈəʊtə/
Synonyms for "biota" (34 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
animal community
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
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9 entriesdesert biotafaunal biotafloral biotaforest biotahabitat inventorymarine biotamicrobial biotapopulation catalogspecies list
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6 entriesforest biotalocal biotamarine biotaregional biotasoil biotaterrestrial 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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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.
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