bioclimatology

bioclimatology
The science of the relationship of climatic factors to the distribution, numbers, and types of living organisms; an aspect of ecology.

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bio·cli·ma·tol·o·gy -.klī-mə-'täl-ə-jē n, pl -gies a branch of knowledge concerned with the direct and indirect impact of climate or sometimes other geophysical factors on living matter

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bio·cli·ma·tol·o·gy (bi″o-kli″mə-tolґə-je) [bio- + climatology] the science devoted to the study of effects on living organisms of conditions of the natural environment (rainfall, daylight, temperature, humidity, air movement) prevailing in specific regions of the earth. See also biometeorology.

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