BIO 1306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Fagus Grandifolia, Biome, Microclimate
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In many biomes, even dominant plants depend on periodic disturbance. Terrestrial biomes: terrestrial biomes can be characterized by distribution, precipitation, temperature, plants, and animals. Tropical forest: distribution is in equatorial and subequatorial regions, _______________, rainfall is relatively constant, while in _______________precipitation is highly seasonal, temperature is high year-round (25 29 c) with little seasonal variation, figure 52. 11a. Savanna: distribution includes equatorial and subequatorial regions, precipitation is seasonal with dry seasons lasting 8 9 months, _______________temperature averages (24 29 c) but is more seasonally variable than in the tropics, figure 52. 11c. Temperate grassland: _______________are found on many continents, precipitation is highly seasonal, winters are cold (often below 10 c) and dry; summers are hot (often near 30 c) and wet, figure 52. 11e. Temperate broadleaf forest: distribution is primarily at midlatitudes in the northern hemisphere, with smaller areas in chile, south. Aquatic biomes: major aquatic biomes can be characterized by their physical environment, chemical environment, geological features, photosynthetic organisms, and heterotrophs.
