Biome limiting factors

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Tundra

Temperature and short growing season; also limited nutrients. Very cold, short summers; little snow/rain (~6–10 in).

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Taiga

Cold temperatures; acidic, nutrient-poor soils. Cold winters, mild summers; moderate snow (~12–33 in).

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Temperate Rainforest

Nutrients (most tied up in biomass, soils can be thin). Mild temps; very wet (~80–140 in).

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Temperate Seasonal Forest

Nutrients (deciduous leaf drop helps cycling but still limited). Four seasons; moderate to high rain (~30–60 in).

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Woodland/Shrubland (Chaparral)

Water availability (long dry season); also fire. Hot, dry summers, mild winters; seasonal rain (~12–30 in)

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Temperate Grassland

Water availability (low rainfall). Cold winters, hot summers; moderate rain (~10–35 in).

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Tropical Rainforest

Nutrients (leached from soils due to heavy rainfall; most stored in plants). Warm, humid year-round; very wet (~80–180 in).

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Savanna

Water availability (seasonal droughts). Warm all year; wet and dry seasons (~20–47 in).

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Desert

Water availability (extreme aridity). Very hot or cold, extreme temps; very dry (<10 in rain).