a natural ecological community in which the biodiversity and ecosystem are distinct
bioregion in American English
(ˈbaiouˌridʒən)
noun
a place, locale, or area that constitutes a natural ecological community
Derived forms
bioregional
adjective
Word origin
[1980–85; bio- + region]This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: NIMBY, designer drug, golden parachute, hub-and-spoke, nuclear winterbio- is a combining form meaning “life” occurring in loanwords from Greek (biography). On this model, bio- is used in the formation of compound words (bioluminescence). Other words that use the affix bio- include: bioherm, biomass, biomechanics, bionic, biosocial
Examples of 'bioregion' in a sentence
bioregion
Marine reserves are currently lacking in this bioregion and may be designated in the future.
Melinda A Coleman 2013, 'Connectivity of the habitat-forming kelp, Ecklonia radiata within and among estuariesand open coast.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3662792?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Allometric models can be developed for individual species or to represent a community or bioregion.
Mahmood H, Siddique MRH, Costello L, Birigazzi L, Abdullah SMR, Henry M, SiddiquiBN, Aziz T, Ali S, Al Mamun A, Forhad MIK, Akhter M, Iqbal Z, Mondol FK 2019, 'Allometric models for estimating biomass, carbon and nutrient stock in the Sal zoneof Bangladesh', iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestryhttps://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor2758-011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Turnover patterns often diverged from bioregion boundaries, though plant turnover adhered most closely.
Giovanni Di Virgilio, Shawn W Laffan, Malte C Ebach 2013, 'Quantifying high resolution transitional breaks in plant and mammal distributionsat regional extent and their association with climate, topography and geology.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3613380?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Auroville and its bioregion have experienced several natural disasters.
Boglarka Nagy 2018, 'Experimented methods to moderate the impact of climate change in Auroville', Ecocycleshttps://www.ecocycles.eu/ojs/index.php/ecocycles/article/view/90. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biomass potentially available from selective sawlog harvesting and silvicultural treatment across the bioregion was calculated and mapped.
Michael R. Ngugi, Victor J. Neldner, Sean Ryan, Tom Lewis, Jiaorong Li, Phillip Norman,Michelle Mogilski 2018, 'Estimating potential harvestable biomass for bioenergy from sustainably managed privatenative forests in Southeast Queensland, Australia', Forest Ecosystemshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40663-018-0129-z. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)