Terrestrial Biomes Which is the largest terrestrial biome? Chapparal O Desert O Northern Coniferous Forest (Taiga) Savanna O Temperate Broadleaf Forest O Temperate Grassland O Tropical Forest Tundra
Terrestrial Biomes Which is the largest terrestrial biome? Chapparal O Desert O Northern Coniferous Forest (Taiga) Savanna O Temperate Broadleaf Forest O Temperate Grassland O Tropical Forest Tundra
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Transcribed Image Text:Annual Precipitation (cm)
400
300
200
100
0
30
Tropical
Rain
Forest
Tropical
Seasonal
Forest
Savanna
Ecosystem Type
Temperate
Rain
Forest
Tropical Rain Forest
Estuary
swamps and Marshes
Savanna
Deciduous Temperate forest
Boreal Forest
Temperate Grassland
Open Ocean
Polar Tundra
Desert
Temperate Deciduous
Forest
Woodland Shrubland
Whittaker Blomme Diagram
Originally from RH Whittaker
Communities and Ecosystems
1975;
Modified from RE Ricklefs
The Economy of Nature
2000
Temperate
Grassland and Desert
10
Subtropical Desert
20
10
Average Temperature (°C)
Taiga
2000
200
1600
Tundra
Net Primary Productivity
(kilocalories/meter/year)
5000
4000
9000
13000
6000
3500
200
-10

Transcribed Image Text:Terrestrial Biomes
O Chapparal
O Desert
Which is the largest terrestrial biome?
Savanna
Temperate Grassland
Ecosystem Type
Tropical Rain Forest
Estuary
Swamps and Marshes
Savanna
O Northern Coniferous Forest (Taiga)
O Tropical Forest
Deciduous Temperate Forest
Boreal Forest
O Temperate Broadleaf Forest
Tundra
Temperate Grassland
Open Ocean
Polar Tundra
Desert
Nat Primary Productivity
(kilocalories/meter/year)
9000
9000
9000
3000
6000
3500
2000
800
600
<200
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* A biome is a large area which is characterized by its vegetation and climate and soil and wildlife.
*There are five major types of biomes:
- aquatic biomes
- grassland biome
- forest biome
- desert biome
- Tundra biome .
*some of these biomes can be further divided into more specific categories like freshwater biome and marine biome savanna biome, tropical rainforest biome, temperate rainforest and taiga.
* Aquatic biomes can be of freshwater biome or marine biome.
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