AP Bio: Biomes

Abiotic factors for Tropical Rainforests

Abiotic factors for Tropical Rainforests

High temperature, high precipitation, nutrient rich soil

Biotic factors for Tropical Rainforests

Terrestrial plants and animals (high biodiversity), butterflies

Savana Abiotic

Warm temperature, seasonal rainfall

Savanna Biotic

Widely spaced trees and shrubs, subtropical grasslands, grazing animals (migratory species)

Deserts abiotic

Sparse and unpredictable rain

Deserts biotic

sparse vegetation, camels, oryxes, (species depend on water conservation)

Temperate grasslands abiotic

Deep and fertile soil, rich perennial grasslands

Temperate grasslands biotic

herds, bison, pronghorn antelope, perennial grasses

Temperate deciduous forests abiotic

mild & seasonal climates (warm summer, cold winter), plentiful rain

Temperate deciduous forests biotic

Deciduous trees (leaves that fall), deer, beavers, racoons

Temperate evergreen forests abiotic

Temperate climates, along coastlines

Temperate evergreen forests biotic

Evergreen trees, spruce, pines, redwoods

Taiga abiotic

Winters long and cold, limited precipitation

Taiga biotic

Coniferous trees(needle trees), firs, hemlock, spruce, elk, moose, deer, wolves, bears, lynx, wolverines

Tundra abiotic

Open, windswept, boggy, little rain or snow

Tundra biotic

Little to no trees, raindeer, musk-oxen, wolves, foxes, lynxes, lemmings

Estuary abiotic

brackish salinities, coastline/bay meets freshwater, salt marshes and mangrove swamps (interdial habitat)

Estuary biotic

migratory birds, mangroves, bushes

Coral reefs abiotic

subtropical/tropical, warm and shallow waters

Coral reefs biotic

Hard coral, reef fish, soft corals, algae (coral algal symbioses)