Biomes Surrounding Us

Biomes are areas sharing comparable climate, topographic and soil conditions, and hence the same basic types of biological communities. Biomes may be classified in various ways, tundra, desserts, grasslands, forests, and aquatic. Due to the earth being cooler at higher latitudes, many temperature-controlled biomes arise in latitudinal groups.

In tundra's there are no trees and the water is frozen and unavailable for most of the year; having the place to be more dirt than Greenland. The given definition of tundra is a treeless landscape that occurs at high latitudes or on mountaintops. Grassland biomes are large, rolling grounds of grasslands, plants, and herbs. A grassland is a zone where the average annual precipitation is great enough to support grasses, and in some areas, a few trees. Where there is lots of green being shown, there will be quite more grass rather than trees the desert biome is one that is very hot and dry also, very limited water.

Desserts have wide daily and seasonal temperature instabilities. Allowing plants seeds to only bloom after spring rains. Animals also have adaptations, many are nocturnal and while others can conserve water. Deserts are defenseless because they are slow growing vegetation which is damaged by off road vehicles. Usually, people dot care when driving, yet they are making a harm to the environment. With all the damage that is caused by the off-road vehicles, it takes decades for desert soils to recover.

In addition, forest Biome is an extensive term used to define areas where there are many trees, dependent on the category of trees in that zone. Forests can be further divided into five main categories; coniferous forest, tropical rainforests deciduous forest, mixed leaved forest, and Mediterranean forest. Forests signify a third of the earth's terrestrial, and are found in the four angles of the globe. Cloud Forests have high mountains where vapor and mist keep vegetation frequently drizzly. Tropical rainforests happen where rainfall surpasses 200 cm (80 inches) per year and temperatures are warm to blistering year-round. Temperate regions support lush summer plant growth when water is plentiful.

On the other hand, the aquatic biome is the largest biome. Water covers nearly 75 percent of the earth's surface, in oceans, lakes, rivers, etc. In conclusion, the water biome can be divided into two groups: freshwater areas and saltwater areas. The ocean refuges most of our planet and accounts for 97% of the water found on earth.


 By Miriam Zarco


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