antarctic faunal region
antarctic faunal region
[‚ant′ärd·ik ′fȯn·əl ‚rē·jən] (ecology)
A zoogeographic region describing both the marine littoral and terrestrial animal communities on and around Antarctica.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.