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    This document discusses different biomes. It defines biomes as large ecosystems with the same climax community and distinguishes between terrestrial biomes located on land and aquatic biomes located in bodies of water. Terrestrial biomes mentioned include tundra, taiga, desert, grassland, deciduous forest, and tropical rainforest. Tundra is described as treeless land with short summers and long, cold, dark winters where permafrost and poorly developed soil are present along with grasses, mosses and shallow-rooted plants that support animals like musk ox and arctic foxes. Taiga circles the North Pole and contains mixed pine, fir, hemlock and spruce trees in a warmer and

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    This document discusses different biomes. It defines biomes as large ecosystems with the same climax community and distinguishes between terrestrial biomes located on land and aquatic biomes located in bodies of water. Terrestrial biomes mentioned include tundra, taiga, desert, grassland, deciduous forest, and tropical rainforest. Tundra is described as treeless land with short summers and long, cold, dark winters where permafrost and poorly developed soil are present along with grasses, mosses and shallow-rooted plants that support animals like musk ox and arctic foxes. Taiga circles the North Pole and contains mixed pine, fir, hemlock and spruce trees in a warmer and

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    This document discusses different biomes. It defines biomes as large ecosystems with the same climax community and distinguishes between terrestrial biomes located on land and aquatic biomes located in bodies of water. Terrestrial biomes mentioned include tundra, taiga, desert, grassland, deciduous forest, and tropical rainforest. Tundra is described as treeless land with short summers and long, cold, dark winters where permafrost and poorly developed soil are present along with grasses, mosses and shallow-rooted plants that support animals like musk ox and arctic foxes. Taiga circles the North Pole and contains mixed pine, fir, hemlock and spruce trees in a warmer and

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    Biomes

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    This document discusses different biomes. It defines biomes as large ecosystems with the same climax community and distinguishes between terrestrial biomes located on land and aquatic biomes located in bodies of water. Terrestrial biomes mentioned include tundra, taiga, desert, grassland, deciduous forest, and tropical rainforest. Tundra is described as treeless land with short summers and long, cold, dark winters where permafrost and poorly developed soil are present along with grasses, mosses and shallow-rooted plants that support animals like musk ox and arctic foxes. Taiga circles the North Pole and contains mixed pine, fir, hemlock and spruce trees in a warmer and

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    Biomes

    • Large areas (ecosystems)


    with the same type of
    climax community
    • Biomes located on land
    are called terrestrial
    • Those located in oceans,
    lakes, streams, or ponds
    are called aquatic
    Biomes

    • Terrestrial biomes include


    Tundra, Taiga, Desert,
    Grassland, Deciduous
    Forest, and Tropical Rain
    Forest
    • Other Biomes Savannah,
    Chaparral, Mountain Zones,
    etc
    Biomes
    • Aquatic Biomes include ….
    • Marine, estuary, and freshwater.
    Biomes
    Tundra
    • Treeless land.
    • Short soggy summers; long,
    cold, dark winters
    • Strong winds
    • Temperature never rises
    above freezing for long.
    Tundra Tundra
    • Permafrost- Permanently
    frozen subsoil
    • Only topmost layer of soil
    thaws during the summer
    • Poorly developed soil
    • Grasses, shallow-rooted
    plants
    Tundra Tundra
    • Mosses, lichens, sedges, bearberry,
    and short grasses

    • Waterfowl, musk ox, arctic foxes,


    caribou, lemmings
    Tundra
    Tundra
    Tundra
    Tundra
    Tundra
    Tundra
    Tundra
    Tundra Tundra
    • Bearberry is a common
    plant that can be found in
    the Tundra.
    • This is in the warm season.
    Taiga

    • Circles the North Pole


    • Land of mixed pine, fir,
    hemlock, and spruce trees
    • Warmer and wetter than
    Tundra
    • Bears, elk, deer, beavers, owls,
    bobcats
    Taiga
    •Mild temperatures
    •Abundant
    precipitation during
    fall winter and
    spring
    •Relatively cool dry
    summer
    •Rocky
    •Acidic soils
    Taiga
    Taiga
    Taiga
    Taiga

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