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Major Biomesof the
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A biome is a unique community of plants
and animals brought together in a specificclimate.
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The Tropical
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Climate zone: Af
Unique features:Hot and wet all year
Tall trees with little undergrowth (shade)
Poor, highly leached soils
Plants:
A large variety of plant species (up to
500 different species of trees)
Vines
Epiphytes
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Animals: (Esp. canopy dwelling)
BirdsInsects (ants, termites, butterflies, etc.
Amphibians (frogs)
Reptiles (snakes)Monkeys (tree)
Sloth
Missing? Large herbivores
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The Tropical
Savanna
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LA Co Museum of Nat Hist
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Climate zone: Aw
Unique features:Summer rain, winter dry
Open landscape
Plants:
Tall grass, a few scattered trees
A lot of ground plants and tubers
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Animals:
Large herbivores dominant (antelope,zebra, rhino, giraffe, buffalo, etc.)
Carnivores (lions, hyenas, leopards, etc.)
Scavengers and vulturesOmnivores (pigs)
Ground dwelling monkeys
Wild dogs
Snakes and lizardsBirds
Insects
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The Midlatitude
Grassland
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Climate zone: BS (steppe)
Unique features:Limited precipitation (around 10-14)
Open landscape
Plants:
Short grass, a few scattered shrubs
Riparian vegetation along permanentstreams
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Animals:
Large herbivores, but not as
abundant as on the African savanna
(bison, pronghorn antelope)
Prairie dogs, rabbits
CoyoteVultures, hawks, and other birds
Because of more limited plant materials
the fauna is more limited.
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The Desert
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Climate zone: BW
Unique features:Limited precipitation (below 10)
Open landscape, much bare ground
Plants:
Special trees, shrubs and other plants
adapted very limited water
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Animals: (most nocturnal)
Large animals rare
Rodents, skunks, badgers
Coyotes
Birds
Snakes and lizardsFewer insects
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Midlatitude Forest
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Climate zone: Cfa, Dfa,b
Unique features:A rich plant and animal biome but not as
rich in species as the tropical rainforest
Continually moist, but cooler, notpromoting as much growth and diversity
Plants:
Deciduous trees dominate (100 species)(oak, maple, hickory, sycamore, etc.)
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Animals:
Deer, bear, fox, raccoon, beaver,
squirrels, other small fur bearingmammals
Ducks, woodpeckers, and many other
birdsSnakes, turtles
Amphibians (frogs, toads)
Many insects
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Boreal Forest(Taiga)
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Climate zone: Dfc
Unique features:Cold, short growing season
Plants: (limited variety)
Needle leaf (pine, fir, juniper, spruce)
Broadleaf (alder, birch, and aspen)
Animals:Moose, black bear, wolf, wolverine
Rabbit , small fur bearing mammals
Migratory birds
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Tundra
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Climate zone: ET
Unique features:Three months above freezing (Permafrost)
Plants:
Mosses, lichens, small shrubby bushes,
flowering herbaceous plants, grasses,
and sedges
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Animals:
Caribou, reindeer, polar bear, musk oxen,
wolves, arctic fox, rabbits, lemmingsSea mammals (seals, walrus)
Migratory birds (summer only)
Abundant black flies and mosquitoes(summer only)
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