biomes (copy)

Tundra

cold, dry, permafrost. Arctic, antarctic, alpine

Boreal forest

cold and dry, poor soil, conifer dominated(taiga)

temperate rainforest

cold, foggy, timberlands

deserts

dry, few plants

temperate grasslands(steppe)

warm, wet-ish, fertile soil, grasses

chaparral(shrub-steppe)

dry(between desert and grassland), shrubs, warm

savanna

scattered trees, wet-ish

tropical dry forest

denser trees, edge of savannas, wet-ish

tropical rainforest

dense canopy, lots of rain, little light on forest floor

flowing water ecosystem

flow rate, oxygen, turbidity, location shifts over time

standing water ecosystem

stratification(of light, oxygen, temp), mixing

wetlands

bog, fen, swamp, marsh, flood control, water/land

estuaries

blend of marine and freshwater, very productive, salt marsh, mangrove swamp

coral reef

around islands(bc nutrients), polyps

open ocean

nutrient poor, little mixing

deep ocean

no primary productivity bc no sun