GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus

Habitats and biotopes

Definiton

Geographical areas characterised by specific ecological conditions, processes, structure, and (life support) functions that physically support the organisms that live there. Includes terrestrial and aquatic areas distinguished by geographical, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.

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Scope note:

Scope note is not available.

Concept URL: http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/theme/hb