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Climatic zone delimitation is useful for relating climate to the distributions and activities of flora and fauna on the earth’s surface. Many approaches have been used in defining climatic zones. The approach used may be influenced by the objectives of the analysis: whether the intent is to relate climate to the functioning of natural ecosystems, to agriculture, or to human activities.
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Bailey, H.P. (1979). Semi-Arid Climates: Their Definition and Distribution. In: Hall, A.E., Cannell, G.H., Lawton, H.W. (eds) Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments. Ecological Studies, vol 34. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67328-3_3
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