This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands ... Tropical rainforests have an emergent layer of tall trees ...

The temperate index is calculated from terrestrial and freshwater populations from the Palearctic and Nearctic realms, and marine populations found north or south of the tropics. The global tropical ...

a large increase in the cold-temperate conifer forest, temperate shrubland/meadow, and temperate steppe, and a general northwestward shift of all vegetation zones. In addition to simulation of biome ...

animals and people have adapted to the temperate savanna biome. Investigating the coniferous (taiga/boreal) forest biome. videoInvestigating the coniferous (taiga/boreal) forest biome Exploring ...