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VEGETATION Vegetation
is the totality of vegetation communities and also accompanying groups
of plants occurring in the various regions of the Earth. In contrast to
flora, vegetation is characterized not only by the species composition,
but by the abundance and the combination of species and of various life
forms of plants, and by their spatial structure and dynamics. Vegetation
is a most important component of the biosphere that is closely related
with climate, hydrology, soils, relief, and animal life.
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