Biomes

Tropical rainforest, taiga, tundra, temperate deciduous forest, temperate , desertgrassland

Tropical Rainforest

Temp: 24.6^o C

Precipitation: 1828mm

Diversity & productivity: high

Characteristics: ceiber trees, bromeliads, mountain gorillas, epiphytes, home to more than half of the known species

Desert

Temp: 22.3^o C

Precipitation: 39mm

Diversity & productivity: low

Characteristics: large antelope, saguaro, cholla cacti, poppies, tortoise

Temperate grassland

Temp: 9.1^o C

Precipitation: 727mm

Diversity: high

productivity: med

Characteristics: perennial grasses, forbs, large grazing animals, wild horse, ferrets, few trees

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Temp: 7.6^o C

Precipitation: 848mm

Diversity & productivity: high

Characteristics: black bears, salamanders, deciduous trees

Boreal Forest/ Temperate Evergreen Forest

Temp: -4.6^o C

Precipitation: 333mm

Diversity: low

Productivity: med

Characteristics: moose, gray owl, hares, rodent, insects, coniferous trees

Tundra

Temp: -14.3^o C

Precipitation: 184mm

Diversity & productivity: low

Characteristics: muskok, arctic fox, sedges, forbs, grasses, shrubs, heaths, willows, birches, lichens, mosses