The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological variation. Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation, and are mainly determined by temperature and rainfall.

Biomes are areas of the planet with a similar climate and landscape, where similar animals and plants live. Some of the world’s main biomes include rainforest, desert, savannah, grassland ...

20, No. 1, Feb., 2000 A Simulation of Biomes on the Tibetan Pl... The improved process-based equilibrium terrestrial biosphere model (BIOME3China) was run under the present climate to model the ...