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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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: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
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
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:

  1. aquatic biomes
  2. grassland biome 
  3. forest biome
  4. desert biome
  5. 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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