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Descriptor English: Tropical Ecosystem
Descriptor Spanish: Ecosistema Tropical
Descriptor ecosistema tropical
Entry term(s) trópicos
Descriptor Portuguese: Ecossistema Tropical
Descriptor French: Écosystème Tropical
Entry term(s): Tropics
Tree number(s): SP4.606.405.440
Scope note: Ecosystem that covers 40% of the planet and is home to more than three quarters of all species of animals and plants. (Adapted from https://bit.ly/3zrV0Jt)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Related: Amazonian Ecosystem DeCS
Tropical Zone DeCS
DeCS ID: 32452
Unique ID: DDCS032452
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Tropical Ecosystem - Preferred
Concept UI FD00060395
Scope note Ecosystem that covers 40% of the planet and is home to more than three quarters of all species of animals and plants. (Adapted from https://bit.ly/3zrV0Jt)
Preferred term Tropical Ecosystem
Entry term(s) Tropics



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