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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > agroecology > agroecological zones
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > agroecology > agroecological zones
Preferred Term:

agroecological zones

Definition:
Land areas classified by their biophysical attributes, (such as rainfed soil moisture availability, temperature, length of growing period), in order to cluster land use types into homogenous units for agricultural production considerations.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
agroecology
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • agro-ecozones
  • agro-ecological regions
  • agroecoregions
  • agro-ecological zones
  • agro-ecoregions
  • agroecozones
  • agroecological regions
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5526
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