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Biomes Environmental Science Biodiversity • Variety of life • Species richness • Species diversity • Ecosystem Diversity Biome • Broad regional type of ecosystem with characteristic climate and community. Biomes Climate Graph Textbook Figure 6.2 Tundra lowest temp, low rain short vegetation permafrost Boreal Forest coniferous trees e.g. fir, spruce Temperate Deciduous Forest broadleaf trees e.g. maple, oak trees lose leaves Grassland grass dominant rain too low for trees Chaparral Shrubs Dominant Tropical Rain Forest highest species diversity evergreens-palms, etc. Dry Tropical Forest wet/dry season deciduous trees Savanna grass, scattered trees Desert lowest rain cactus and shrub Temperate Rainforest high rain, mod. temp. coniferous trees World Biome Map Textbook Figure 6.1 and 6.3 Latitude and Longitude Activity Each Group: 1 Sites Average Temperature Total Rainfall Climate Graph Climate Graph Temp (C) Rainfall cm 40 30 20 10 0 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Avg. Site Temp. Total Predicted Precip. Biome 1 10.7 118 2 19.4 22.2 3 -15.9 17.3 4 10.4 254.6 5 13.3 84.6 6 -5.5 103.9 Location Actual Biome Pittsburgh Temperate 40 N 80W Forest Australia Desert 46S, 121 E Russia Tundra 78N, 104E Washington Temperate 47N, 124W Rainforest Kansas Grassland 39N, 96W Canada Boreal 53N 71W
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