Biomes and Biodiversity

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Tropical Rainforest

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Temperate Rainforest

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rainforests with coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rain

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Temperate Deciduous Forest

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temperate broad-leaf forests are a variety of temperate forests dominated by deciduous trees that lose their leaves each winter, they represent one of Earth’s major biomes, making up 9.69% of global land area

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Taiga

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the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America

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Savanna

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a mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close

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Temperate Grassland

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a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the predominant vegetation in this biome consists of grass and/or shrubs

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Chaparral

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shrubland plant community found primarily in California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate and infrequent, high-intensity crown fires

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Desert

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a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life, the lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation

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Tundra

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a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing season

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Lakes and Ponds

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inland bodies of freshwater that contain living creatures

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Marshes and Swamps

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a type of wetland, an area of land where water covers the ground for long periods of time

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Rivers

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a natural flowing watercourse, usually a freshwater stream, flowing on the surface or inside caves towards another waterbody at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, sea, bay, lake, wetland, or another river

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Estuaries

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a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea

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Coral Reefs

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an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals, they are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate, most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups

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Open Ocean

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the area of the ocean outside of coastal areas

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Biotic

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relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.

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Abiotic

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physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.

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Littoral Zone

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the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore

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Benthic Zone

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the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream

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Plankton

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the small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or fresh water, consisting chiefly of diatoms, protozoans, small crustaceans, and the eggs and larval stages of larger animals. Many animals are adapted to feed on plankton, especially by filtering the water

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Nekton

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aquatic animals that are able to swim and move independently of water currents.

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Benthos

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the flora and fauna found on the bottom, or in the bottom sediments, of a sea, lake, or other body of water.

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Mass Extinction

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a widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth, such an event is identified by a sharp change in the diversity and abundance of multicellular organisms

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Endangered Species

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a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.

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Invasive species

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an introduced species to an environment that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment