What are ... ?

There a few biogeography systems; There are a few ecology classification systems.  Since we are an international group, we normally recognise more than one biome and ecozone classification system.  It is more work and effort to know multiple systems, but the knowledge gained from the reasonable limits of knowing and using multiple systems is worth it.  Usually, current scientific classifications and information help jungle league's owner settle any disagreement or misconceptions among jungle league members.  It's not as a big of deal as some people (non-members) can make it out to be.  This post is for readers to begin to explore "What are biomes, ecozones, and jungles ? ".


What is a biome ?
What is an ecozone ?

The articles on wikipedia are fairly good to find answers to those questions above.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_ecozone

See example below the chart ...


What are jungles ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle

a few comments:  There are different ways jungles are found on Earth ... full jungle, non-rainforest mixed jungle, rainforest with jungle pockets and jungle edges, jungle interlaced with savanna - some jungle owners take these descriptions of the ways jungles are found on Earth and relate them to their jungle's biome and ecozone classifications.

biomes and ecozones
Terrestrial biomes	Polar/montane Tundra Taiga, Boreal forests Montane grasslands and shrublands Temperate Coniferous forests Broadleaf and mixed forests Grasslands, savannas, and shrublands (Sub)tropical Coniferous forests Moist broadleaf forests Dry broadleaf forests Grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Dry Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Deserts and xeric shrublands Wet Flooded grasslands and savannas Riparian Wetland
Aquatic biomes	Pond Littoral Intertidal zone Mangrove forest Kelp forest Coral reef Neritic zone Continental shelf Pelagic zone Benthic zone Hydrothermal vents Cold seeps
Other biomes	Endolithic zone
Ecozones	Afrotropic Antarctic Australasia Indomalaya Nearctic Neotropic Oceania Palearctic

Wikipedia contributors. "Biome." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 Jan. 2013. Web. 26 Jan. 2013.

Example from Wikipedia

     Biosphere: Earth

          Ecozone: Palearctic ecozone

               Terrestrial biome: temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

                    Ecoregion: Dinaric Mountains mixed forests (PA0418)

                         Ecosystem: Orjen, vegetation belt between 1,100- 1,450 m,

                         Oromediterranean zone, nemoral zone (temperate zone)

                              Biotope: Oreoherzogio-Abietetum illyricae Fuk. (Plant list)

                                   Plant: Silver fir (Abies alba)

Wikipedia contributors. "Biome." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 Jan. 2013. Web. 26 Jan. 2013.