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| Long-term average pattern of local, regional, or global weather. |
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| Development of similar characteristics in different species living in different areas under similar environmental conditions. |
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| Of leaves, shed during a certain season (winter in temperate regions; dry season in the tropics); of trees, having deciduous parts. |
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| Applied to trees and shrubs in which there is no complete seasonal loss of leaves; two types, broadleaf and needleleaf. |
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| Major regional ecological community of plants and animals; usually corresponds to plant ecologists; and European ecologists; classification of plant formations and life zones. |
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| The combination of termperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, cloudiness, and other atmospheric conditions at a specific place and time. |
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