The Emergence Machine

Biome (Ecology sense)

abstract · Ecology · Level 8 · E7

E7Ecosystems

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A large geographic region with characteristic climate, vegetation, and fauna; major ecosystems like rainforests, deserts, and tundra.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “biome eco” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “biome eco”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
biome
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Biome EcoEcosystemBiomeEcologyAnimal… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesBiome EcoL8BiomeL6EcosystemL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Biome L6 (requires) Ecology sense
    A biome is a distinct, self-sustaining ecological community of organisms interacting with their environment through energy exchange and transformation processes.
  • Ecosystem L7 (requires) Biology sense
    Requires understanding of ecosystem