apes biomes

location: equator

tropical rainforest

location: coastal, mid-latitude

temperate rainforest

location: eastern sides of continents 30-40^o

deciduous forest

location: 50-50^o N

taiga

location: 30^o N and S

Desert

location: transition desert to forest

savanna

location: Argentina, Cali, Mediterranean (coastal)

Shrubland

location: 30-40^o N; mid continent

temperate grassland

location: north of 60^o 

tundra

plants: flowers, broadleaf evergreen tree
animals: primates, poison dart frogs, birds

tropical rainforest

plants: redwood, ferns, mosses
animals: bear, owl, slugs

temperate rainforest

plants: deciduous trees, shrubs, flowers
animals: deer, chipmunks, squirrels, songbirds

deciduous forest

plants: perennials, conifer trees
animals: wolves, moose, beavers

taiga

plants: cacti, other succulents
animals: insects, scorpions, reptiles

desert

plants: broad-leaf grasses
animals: zebra, lion, elephant, rhino

savanna

plants: drought-resistant, small shrubs
animals: reptiles, coyote, rabbits, squirrels

shrubland

plants: grasses, scattered trees
animals: bison, prairie dog, ferret

grassland

plants: lichen, mosses, short grasses
animals: ox, caribou, polar bear, hare

tundra

climate
temperature: hot
precipitation: wet

tropical rainforest

climate
temperature: warm
precipitation: high (wet)

temperate rainforest

climate
temperature: warm
precipitation: moderate

deciduous forest

climate
temperature: cold
precipitation: wet

taiga

climate
temperature: hot
precipitation: dry

desert

climate
temperature: warm
precipitation: wet in summer, dry in winter

savanna

climate
temperature: hot summers, mild winters
precipitation: dry summers, rainy winters

shrubland

climate
temperature: warm
precipitation: moderate

grassland

climate
temperature: cold
precipitation: low (dry)

tundra

soil: low nutrient levels (due to rapid plant growth)

relative productivity: very high

tropical rainforest

soil: low nutrient levels (due to rapid plant growth)

relative productivity: high`

temperate rainforest

soil: high nutrient levels (rapid decomposition rate)

relative productivity: high

deciduous forest

soil: nutrient poor (slow decomposition rate)

relative productivity: low/medium

taiga

soil: nutrient poor

relative productivity: lowest

desert

soil: fertile soil (high decomposition rate)

relative productivity: low/medium

savanna

soil: low (due to leaching from winter rain)

relative productivity: low

shrubland

soil: warm

relative productivity: medium (due to fires, long growing season, decomposition)

grassland

soil: nutrient-poor

relative productivity: low

tundra

tropical rainforest

temperate rainforest

deciduous forest

taiga

desert

savanna

shrubland

grassland

tundra

tropical rainforest

temperate rainforest

deciduous forest

taiga

desert

savanna

shrubland

grassland

tundra