Ecological zones

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002026",
  "term": "Ecological zones",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Large biogeographical units of land/water that are characterized by their distinct species and communities. The major ecozones are further divided into many smaller ecoregions which share similar natural communities, climate, meteorological factors, topography, elevation, soil types, edaphic factors, and/or other physical characteristics.",
  "synonyms": [
    "biogeographical realms",
    "ecological zonation",
    "ecozones"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "ecology",
    "climatic zones",
    "biogeography",
    "ecosystems",
    "Neotropics",
    "Palearctic region",
    "Nearctic region",
    "Afrotropical region",
    "Indo-Malayan region",
    "ecoregions",
    "Australasian region"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "zonas ecológicas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ecological-zones/"
}