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biosphere

[bahy-uh-sfeer] / ˈbaɪ əˌsfɪər /
NOUN
environment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atmosphere ecosystem
STRONG
Gaia environs
WEAK
ecosphere
NOUN
habitat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cave dwelling environment haven nest surroundings terrain territory
STRONG
abode accommodations address apartment berth condo condominium crib den digs domicile element fireside flat habitation haunt hearth hole home homestead house housing locale locality lodging nook occupancy occupation pad place quarters range residency roof roost seat settlement site turf
WEAK
commorancy home plate stamping ground stomping ground
Antonyms
WEAK
unnatural surroundings
NOUN
habitat/habitation
Synonyms
WEAK
abode accommodations address apartment berth cave co-op commorancy condo condominium den digs domicile dwelling element environment fireside flat haunt haven hearth hole home home plate homestead house housing locale locality lodging neck of the woods nest nook occupancy occupation pad place quarters range residence residency roof roost seat settlement site stamping ground stomping ground surroundings terrain territory turf

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Wolf, whose previous nonfiction films include “Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell,” about the avant-garde musician, and “Spaceship Earth,” about the artificial ecosystem Biosphere 2, is 43 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Mangroves have been replanted in the Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve near Ho Chi Minh City, but their restoration took decades.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

"We can now show how lower-level rules of life feed into these higher levels based on ecological interactions and evolutionary considerations," said Elena Litchman, a senior staff scientist at Carnegie's Biosphere Sciences and Engineering division.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

Soham Bhattacharyya has been named overall winner of this year's Mangrove Photography Awards, for his image of an endangered tigress in the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, India.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

In the mid-1990s the Mexican government paved a road to the site, which is now the center of the 1.7-million-acre Calakmul Biosphere Reserve.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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