APES Biomes Flashcards - Terrestrial & Aquatic

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Climate, precipitation, & NPP for terrestrial, other identifying factors for aquatic. (bd is biodiversity, *not* BOD)

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Temperate Seasonal/Deciduous Forest

50-225cm precipitation, 5-20°C, high NPP

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Temperate Grassland

0-25cm precipitation, -5-20°C, limited NPP

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Temperate Rainforest

150-350cm precipitation, 5-20°C, high NPP

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Tropical Rainforest

250-450cm precipitation, 20-30°C, VERY high NPP

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Savanna

50-275cm precipitation, 20-30°C, limited NPP

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Desert

0-100cm precipitation, 18-30°C, limited NPP

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Tundra

0-100cm precipitation, -10-5°C, low NPP

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Taiga/Boreal Forest

25-200cm precipitation, -5-10°C, low NPP

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Shrubland/Chaparral

25-125cm precipitation, -5-20°C, limited NPP

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Freshwater: Streams & Rivers

The Lotic System: divides into 3 zones; source (high DO, low NPP), transition (lower DO, more NPP), and floodplain (least DO, highest NPP)

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Freshwater: Ponds & Lakes

Lentic Systems: divided into 4 zones; littoral zone (top, high NPP), limnetic zone (second, low NPP), profundal (third, low NPP), and benthic (lowers, low NPP) keep in mind that the lower you go, the less light there is

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Freshwater: Inland Wetlands

High productivity (high nutrient levels, lots of sunlight). Lots of services- filter toxic water, reduce flooding, maintain biodiversity, etc

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Marine: Open Ocean

Can be divided into 5 zones: intertidal (high biodiversity), coastal (lower bd), euphotic (lots of sun, low bd), bathyal (low light, low NPP), and abyssal (no light, little productivity)

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Marine: Estuaries & Salt Marshes

Extremely biodiverse, high nutrient levels + sunlight = VERY high NPP, brackish water

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Marine: Intertidal Zone

Along coastline between the high & low tide marks- hard to survive in due to the tide changes & surf, highly specialized species live here

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Marine: Coral Reef

In warm & shallow seas, very high NPP & bd- think tropical rainforest of the ocean, water is low in nutrients

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Watershed

an area or a ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas

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Biome

A region of the globe that shares similar characteristics

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Defining Biome Characteristics: Terrestrial

temperature, precipitation, plant & animal communities

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Defining Biome Characteristics: Aquatic

light availability, depth, temperature, currents and tides

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