Definitions

1. A biome is an environment that has a characteristic climax community. (Web site)
2. A biome is an ecosystem defined by a large-scale vegetation formation. (Web site)
3. Biome: The community of living organisms in a given area. (Web site)
4. Biome is a climatic region characterised by its dominant vegetation. (Web site)
5. A biome is an area on the earth's surface that has a certain set of characteristics.

Grassland Biome

1. GRASSLAND BIOME Grasslands are characterized as lands dominated by grasses rather than large shrubs or trees.
2. Only 1,1% of the grassland biome is officially protected.

Shrubland

1. Deserts and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by a dry climate.
2. Temperate shrublands are classified with temperate grasslands and savannas in the Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. (Web site)

Tundra

1. TUNDRA BIOME Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes.
2. The Alpine biome is one of the coldest biomes in the world. (Web site)
3. Bliss, L. C. 1988. Arctic tundra and polar desert biome.
4. The Tundra Biome provides examples of adaptation to extreme conditions.
5. Brief description of a tundra biome plus links to Web resources, e.g. (Web site)

Biomes

1. The portion of the marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate is called the photic zone. (Web site)
2. Plankton live in the photic zone and are the producers for this biome.
3. Benthic zone: bottom of any aquatic biome and contains detritus, dead organic matter.
4. A biome can have several different ecosystems (a community along with the local abiotic factors) within its borders. (Web site)
5. The mysteries of life in the twilight zone continue to intrigue and thus lead to continual research of this little studied biome.

Ocean

1. The largest biome, geographically, is that of the open ocean, sometimes called a pelagic oceanic biome. (Web site)
2. The fen has a better nutrient supply than the bog, however, and consequently the soil is less acidic, meaning that the biome as a whole is more productive. (Web site)
3. An example of a biome is the photic portion of the ocean where sunlight is present and photosynthetic algae can be found.
4. Pelagic zone: Biome of open saltwater or oceanic water column, excluding the continental coastlines and sea floor.

Taiga

1. The particular plants found in a biome depend on the climate, particularly the precipitation, temperature, and availability of light.
2. Deciduous forest -- a forest biome in which the dominant trees are deciduous.
3. Warm, moist air from the Pacific Ocean supports this biome.
4. For example, brown bears and caribou can also be found in the taiga biome.
5. The boreal coniferous forest, or taiga, is an extensive northern biome occurring in moist climates with cold winters.

Temperate

1. This nearly treeless biome is covered by mosses, lichens, and grasses. (Web site)
2. This is a water-stressed biome with either year round heat or hot summers and cold winters. (Web site)
3. Chaparral is a temperate biome that develops in environments where precipitation varies widely from season to season.
4. This biome is characterized by less rainfall than that of temperate forest and by grasses as the dominant vegetation formation. (Web site)
5. This biome has equal wet and dry seasons, with severe problems of soil erosion during the rainy season. (Web site)

Deciduous Forest

1. Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome.
2. In many temperate zones, human occupation of this biome has drastically altered the region.
3. Moving farther away from the poles, the next major forest biome is that of the temperate deciduous forest. (Web site)
4. Grasslands usually lie in a zone between temperate deciduous forests and deserts, and intergrade with both biome types.

Animals

1. There are printable, color-me animals that are linked from each biome page. (Web site)
2. Tropical rainforest biome animals Tropical rainforests cover about 6% of the Earth's total land surface.

Rain Forest

1. The tropical rain forest biome is one of the most productive areas on earth.
2. Among the two most basic varieties of this biome are semi-evergreen tropical forests and evergreen tropical rain forests. (Web site)

Forest Biome

1. III D1 East Asian deciduous broad-leaved forest biome.
2. The boreal forest biome is a circumpolar region covering large areas of Canada, the former Soviet non-ungulate mammals of Vancouver Island.

Temperature

1. The air handlers recirculate air within each biome to control space temperature and humidity. (Web site)
2. This biome occurs in North America, Europe, and Asia and at high elevations in more temperature latitudes.

Tropical Rain

1. Desert has very sparse rainfall, and is the driest biome on Earth because rain may not fall for years. (Web site)
2. The tropical rain forest biome is character= ized by warm, stable temperature, abundant moisture, great biological productivity, and great species diversity. (Web site)

Ecosystems

1. Rainfall is variable and defines subtypes of this biome.
2. For more information on biome, visit Britannica.com. (Web site)
3. They include the freshwater biome, marine biome, and estuaries. (Web site)
4. The seashore biome is formed where the land meets the ocean.
5. This biome occupies vast regions of the interior of these continents.

Characteristic

1. The chaparral biome has many different types of terrain. (Web site)
2. Includes information on how scientists classify biomes, and the major characteristics of each biome.
3. Hardwood and deciduous (shed leaves in winter) trees are characteristic of this biome type.
4. Temperature and rainfall are well correlated with different terrestrial biomes, and each biome has a characteristic climograph.

South Africa

1. This biome includes the Namaland area of Namibia, and the Karoo area of South Africa.
2. The woodland biome of South Africa at 1km resolution was successively divided.
3. Eight mammal species endemic to South Africa occur in a wild state in this biome. (Web site)
4. The fynbos biome is a fire-prone shrubland in the wetter areas along the coast, and in the mountains of the southwestern part of South Africa. (Web site)

Live

1. More than half of all terrestrial species live in this biome. (Web site)
2. In the marine biome, organisms that live in the aphotic zone, do not recieve any light from the sun on the ocean floor.

Largest

1. Boreal Forests, or Taiga represent the largest terrestial biome. (Web site)
2. Coniferous forests are the largest terrestrial biome on earth.
3. Coniferous forest, or taiga, is the largest terrestrial biome on Earth.

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