![]() However, in some contexts, the term biome is used in a different manner. The International Biological Program (1964–74) projects popularized the concept of biome. In 1935, Tansley added the climatic and soil aspects to the idea, calling it ecosystem. Later, it gained its current definition, based on earlier concepts of phytophysiognomy, formation and vegetation (used in opposition to flora), with the inclusion of the animal element and the exclusion of the taxonomic element of species composition. ![]() The term was suggested in 1916 by Clements, originally as a synonym for biotic community of Möbius (1877). ![]()
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