Ecology- Biomes

Ecology

Warm and wet summers, warm and wet winters

Tropical rainforests

Warm and wet summers, warm and dry winters

Tropical deciduous forests and savannas

Warm and dry summers, cool and dry winters

Hot desserts

Warm and wet summers, cold and dry winters

Temperate grasslands and temperate forests

Warm and wet summers, cool and wet winters

Temperate evergreen (rain) forests

Warm and dry summers, cool and wet winters

Temperate shrublands, woodlands

Cool and wet summers, cold and dry winters

Boreal forests

Cold and wet summers, very cold and dry winters

Tundra

Very cold and dry summers, very cold and dry winters

Polar desserts

Key features of a tropical forest

Lots of sun and tons of rain, NNP high, rapid nutrient cycling, five layer structures based on light competition

Key features of a savanna

Warm and lots of rain, dry period of 3-4 months, fire, tall-grasses, drought-resistant trees (deciduousness)

Key features of a tundra

Cold, water mostly frozen, short growing season, hardy plants, seasonal dormancy

Key features of polar deserts

Cold, extreme, year-round snow cover, temps below freezing, ice sheets, little permanent vegetation

Key features of temperate forests

Warm summers and cold winters, deciduousness, fertile soil, lots of rain, dense understory

Key features of grasslands

Medium rain, slow decomposition, fertile soil, tall grass, fire

Key features of chaparral/ temperate shrublands

Mild climate, fires, rainy winter and dry summer, Mediterranean, sclerophyllous/evergreen leaves

Key features of taiga/boreal forest

Medium rainfall, wet (low evaporation bc cold), cool growing season, conical trees, evergreen leaves

Key features of a hot desert

Little rain, always dry, stem succulence

Green

Tropical forest

Light green

Savanna

Grey

Tundra

White

Polar ice

Turquoise

Temperate forests

Light yellow

Grasslands

Orange

Chaparral

Dark green

Taiga

Brown

Mountains

Yellow

Desert