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ecological zones  

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  • An ecological zone is a landscape unit that unites certain interrelated animal and plant communities (biocenosis) with a particular social formation and environmental conditions as part of an integrated system. The definition of an ecological zone relies on flexible criteria. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Ecological Zones]

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