Ch6: Species Interactions and Community Ecology, Part IIIII. BiomesA. Biome = major regional complex of – predominant plants– vegetation structure& influenced by _________________1. climate is the annual conditions of temp. & precipitan2. other influences: B. Biome types1. temperate deciduous forest; moist & moderate temp.deciduous trees lose leaves each fall; 2. temperate grasslands; moderate precipitan & temp.• also called steppe or prairie• animals =3. temperate rainforest; wet & moderate temp.• Coastal Pacific NW region• animals =4. tropical rainforest; wet & warm year round• C. America, S. America, southeast Asia, &west Africa5. savanna; moderate precipitan & temp.=• Africa, S. America, Australia, India• animals =6. desert; < 10” precipitn per yr• nocturnal or nomadic animals.7. tundra; low temp. & low precipitan• northern latitudes • permafrost• few animals: 8. boreal forest (taiga); low temp. & moderate precipitan1ENV 2100 Environmental Science, Dr. L. Kelly• Canada, Alaska, Russia, • animals = 9. chaparral; moderate temp.– mild, wet _________________– warm, dry _________________• Mediterranean Sea, California, & southern AustraliaC. Altitudes create patterns• Vegetative communities change along mountain slopes• may parallel changes in
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