biomes

Tundra

located in the northern hemisphere

little to no percipitation

extreme temperatures

Tundra climatograph

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Taiga

Located in northern america

low percipitation

boreal forest(pine)

cold climate but longer summers

moose

Taiga climatograph

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Temperate Rainforest

midlatitudes, north america, cali, alaska

high precipitation

mild summers and winter

combonation creates large trees

Temperate rainforest climatagraph

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Temperate Seasonal Forest - Deciduous

US Japan CHina Europe

high precipitation

warm summers cold winters (warmer than tempeate rainforest and colder as well)

Oak

most well known for its soil fertiltiy

Decidous forest climotograph

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Shrubland (chaparral)

Midlatitudes

hot dry summers and mild rainy winters

12 month growing season but is constrained because of high temp low pre in sumer and low temp high precip

LOW PRECIPITARION

Chaparral

thids

Temperate grassland

midlatitudes

high soil fertiltiy

dominated by grass

cold harsh winters (allow decomposition to slow therefore increasing soils richness)

dry summers

temperate

midlatitutes

Tropical

equator

Temperate grassland climte graph

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Tropical Rainforest

equator

high rain

high temp

acidic soil-less fertile

tropical rain forest climate graph

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Savanna

a little south or north of the equator

long rainy seasons and dry seasons

dominated by grass

lack of high latitudes

hot temperature low precipitation (highly seasonal)

Savana Climotagraph

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Hot Dessert

30 north 30 south of equator

hot tempatures

with little to no precipitation

no trees

paralell to tundras

Desserts climotagraph

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Streams and rivers

fresh water

fast moving-stretches of turbulant water called rapids, high oxygen which helps fish

slow moving- lower oxygen zones

have few plants or algae, instead organic matters, like leaves, are a source of alternative energy

Lakes and ponds

freshwater

standing water( plants that are rooted to the bottom emerge above the waters surface) & central zones that is too deep for emergent vegitation

littoral zone :most photosynthesis happens here

Wetlands

freshwater

supports species of plants that are specialized to live in submerged or saturated soils

includes marshes, bogs, swamps etc

most productive biomes on the planet + give specific critical sevices that benefit humans and biodiversity

reduces floods

Estuaries and saltwater marshes

Marine= salt

along the coast, freshwater of rivers mixes with salt water from ocean

productive places for plants and algae + filters contaminates out of water

habitat for spawning fishes and sellfish

Mangrove Swamp

Marine

tropical & subtropical coast + swamps

protects coastlines from erosin & storm damage

the trees, whose roots are submerged in water, help provide protection, shelter, and nutrient rich enviornments

Coral Reefs

Marine

warm shallow water beyond the shoreline in tropical regions

helps support corals who capture co2

Open Ocean

Marine

away from shoreline, deep ocean water, light cannot reach ocean bottom

phytoplankton- produce a large amount of the planets oxygen and take up a large amount of carbon dioxide