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Biota vs Biosphere - What's the difference?

biota | biosphere |

As nouns the difference between biota and biosphere

is that biota is (biology) the living organisms of a region while biosphere is biosphere.

biota

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) The living organisms of a region.
  • * {{quote-journal, 2009, date=February 6, Andrew Z. Krug et al., Signature of the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction in the Modern Biota, Science citation
    • , passage=Although the broad macroevolutionary consequences of mass extinctions are well known (as in the dinosaurs-mammals changeover), their long-term effects on the temporal and spatial dynamics of clades and biotas are rarely investigated. }}

    biosphere

    English

    (wikipedia biosphere)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life
  • the totality of living organisms and their environment

    • Related terms

    * biospheric