life zone

noun

1. a geographic region characterized by a distinct set of animals and plants.

Example Sentences

As Hanson sweats his way up a tropical mountainside so he can witness a shift in life zones, he notes, “I had to earn every foot of elevation gain the hard way.”

From Science News

The summit life zone in the Rocky Mountains not only sweeps up to exceptionally high altitudes, but it embraces vast territory.

From Project Gutenberg

The valleys of the west side are within an entirely different plant life zone, typified by dense climax forests.

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In the chaparral of the Transition Life-zone, basin sagebrush and snowbrush grow in extensive patches in clearings in the timber.

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The major part of this biotic area lies within the Lower Sonoran Life-zone.

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Farther south still, in the Tropical Life-zone, seasonal difference in color was not detected in the material studied.

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