BAG 101: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM
... drip tips to allow water to drop on the ground -thin, and straight trunk, few low branches (think what are implications!!) - all branches grow towards the top: dense and compact vegetation (there may be 400 - 600 trees with >10cm dia in .01km2 patch of rain forest) -canopy is very closed: allowing ...
... drip tips to allow water to drop on the ground -thin, and straight trunk, few low branches (think what are implications!!) - all branches grow towards the top: dense and compact vegetation (there may be 400 - 600 trees with >10cm dia in .01km2 patch of rain forest) -canopy is very closed: allowing ...
Republic of the Congo – Wildlife and Environment Equatorial forest
... Chaillu and Mayombe forests in the south to enormous tracts of primary forest in the north. These forests form part of the larger Congo Basin, a region that spans six countries and contains a quarter of the world's tropical forests. Congo's forests have not always covered their current area, but hav ...
... Chaillu and Mayombe forests in the south to enormous tracts of primary forest in the north. These forests form part of the larger Congo Basin, a region that spans six countries and contains a quarter of the world's tropical forests. Congo's forests have not always covered their current area, but hav ...
THE BIOSPHERE - Bishop Amat Memorial High School
... great coniferous, or cone-bearing, forests of fir, pine, and spruce. North America and Asia, with a narrow band reaching into Norway and Sweden (in Europe). rises to the higher elevations of many mountain ranges in the United States, including the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. The taiga also exte ...
... great coniferous, or cone-bearing, forests of fir, pine, and spruce. North America and Asia, with a narrow band reaching into Norway and Sweden (in Europe). rises to the higher elevations of many mountain ranges in the United States, including the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. The taiga also exte ...
Organisms and Ecosystems
... the jungles of Africa? How about a lion at the north pole? Earth’s communities of plants and animals live in a range of climates. Some organisms can survive only in tropical areas. Others are adapted to life in regions with ice and snow. What organisms live in your region? ...
... the jungles of Africa? How about a lion at the north pole? Earth’s communities of plants and animals live in a range of climates. Some organisms can survive only in tropical areas. Others are adapted to life in regions with ice and snow. What organisms live in your region? ...
Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest of North America
... Pacific coastal temperate rainforest of North America provides communities with a wide range of valuable services. For example, the biome offers a vibrant habitat for returning salmon and these nutrient rich fish provide nutrition for surrounding communities and wildlife. In return forests reap the ...
... Pacific coastal temperate rainforest of North America provides communities with a wide range of valuable services. For example, the biome offers a vibrant habitat for returning salmon and these nutrient rich fish provide nutrition for surrounding communities and wildlife. In return forests reap the ...
Coastal Temperate Rainforests of the World
... 5. DellaSala, Dominick., et al Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World: Ecology and Conservation. 2011. Island Press. 6. Hagen, Bettina Von., and Peter K. Schoonmaker. Rainforests of Home: Profile of a North American Bioregion. Washington, DC. 1998. 7. Kellogg, Erin. Coastal Temperate Rain For ...
... 5. DellaSala, Dominick., et al Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World: Ecology and Conservation. 2011. Island Press. 6. Hagen, Bettina Von., and Peter K. Schoonmaker. Rainforests of Home: Profile of a North American Bioregion. Washington, DC. 1998. 7. Kellogg, Erin. Coastal Temperate Rain For ...
Biomes
... Low productivity, omnivory and simple food webs Aridosols and entisols Shrub deserts Hot deserts Mediterranean Hot dry summers and cool moist winters Xeric broadleaf evergreen shrubs and dwarf schlerophyllus trees Adaptations to fire and low nutrients Sclerophyllous leaves Temperate forest ...
... Low productivity, omnivory and simple food webs Aridosols and entisols Shrub deserts Hot deserts Mediterranean Hot dry summers and cool moist winters Xeric broadleaf evergreen shrubs and dwarf schlerophyllus trees Adaptations to fire and low nutrients Sclerophyllous leaves Temperate forest ...
The Rain Forest By: JMD 7H
... survive on low light. This is where many household plants come from. The forest floor: Receives less than 2% of the sunlight. Very little grows here. On the floor is a thin layer of fallen leaves, seeds, fruits, and branches that quickly decompose. ...
... survive on low light. This is where many household plants come from. The forest floor: Receives less than 2% of the sunlight. Very little grows here. On the floor is a thin layer of fallen leaves, seeds, fruits, and branches that quickly decompose. ...
Biomes are the major types of terrestrial ecosystems
... cold, while summers can be quite hot. Common deciduous trees such as maples, oaks, beeches, and hickory shed their leaves in autumn, which helps reduce evaporation during the winter when water is not easily ...
... cold, while summers can be quite hot. Common deciduous trees such as maples, oaks, beeches, and hickory shed their leaves in autumn, which helps reduce evaporation during the winter when water is not easily ...
World Biomes - Tartu Veeriku Kool
... of ample precipitation and comparatively mild temperatures produces dense forests in which evergreen species, both broadleaf and coniferous, ...
... of ample precipitation and comparatively mild temperatures produces dense forests in which evergreen species, both broadleaf and coniferous, ...
Tropical rainforests Highly dense, lush forest with canopies
... species. Sub-tropical forests Located at the south and north of the tropical forests. Trees here are adapted to resist the summer drought. Mediterranean forests Located at the south of the temperate regions around the coasts of the Mediterranean, California, Chile and Western Australia. The growing ...
... species. Sub-tropical forests Located at the south and north of the tropical forests. Trees here are adapted to resist the summer drought. Mediterranean forests Located at the south of the temperate regions around the coasts of the Mediterranean, California, Chile and Western Australia. The growing ...
Temperate rainforest
Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall.