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biosphere > ecology > ecosystem type > terrestrial ecosystem > arid land ecosystem
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arid land ecosystem  

Definition

  • The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings in a climatic region where the annual precipitation averages less than 10 inches per year.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/551

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