Biodiversity Flashcards
Biome type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator. Lots of rainfall.
Tropical Rainforest
This Biome is a coniferous or broadleaf forests that occurs in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall.
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate broad-leaf forests are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year. They are found in areas with warm, moist summers and mild winters. The three major areas of this forest type occur in the Northern Hemisphere- eastern North America, eastern Asia, and Europe.
Temperate Deciduous Forest
boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches.
Taiga
A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.
Savanna
a division of a larger biome grouping of grasslands that includes tropical savannas.
Temperate Grassland
vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.
Chaparral
an ecosystem that forms due to the low level of rainfall it receives each year. Hot and dry.
Desert
type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons.
Tundra
An inland body of standing water,
Lakes and Ponds
place where the plants that make up the area covered in water are primarily woody plants or trees. Woody plants would be mangroves or cypress trees. or no woody plants. The non-woody plants would be saltmarsh grasses, reeds, or sedges.
Marsh and Swamps
a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
Rivers
tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream
Estuaries
a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
Coral Reefs
the pelagic zone is sometimes called what? (coastal water not near the bottom is still said to be in the pelagic zone)
Open Ocean
what zone is the near shore area where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants to grow. Light levels of about 1% or less of surface values usually define this depth.
Littoral Zone
what zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.
Benthic Zone
plants or animals that are non-native to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm.
Invasive Species
species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List as likely to become extinct.
Endangered Species
a widespread and rapid decrease in the amount of life on Earth. Such an event is identified by a sharp change in the diversity and abundance of multicellular organisms.
Mass Extinction
