1. Biomes of the Earth

2. Terrestrial Biomes Temperate Rainforest Tropical Rainforest Desert
Grassland
Deciduous Forest
Boreal Forest
Tundra

3. Aquatic Ecosystems
Freshwater
Marine
Wetlands

4. Temperate Rainforest >300 cm rain per year Moderate temperatures
Huge trees such as cedars, redwoods, douglas firs
Mule deer, pileated woodpeckers
Northwestern coast of US

5. Tropical Rainforest 200-1,000 cm rain per year
Average temperature degrees C
Very diverse plants and animals
Ferns, orchids, tall trees
Parrots, snakes, frogs, monkeys, lizards
Located near the equator

6. Desert <25 cm rain per year -4 to 38 degrees C average temperature
Saguaro cactus, creosote bush
Hawks, owls, roadrunners, rattlesnakes, lizards
Are cold at night
Some have cold winters
Great Basin in US, Gobi in Asia, are above and below equator

7. Grasslands Also known as savannas 25-130 cm rain per year
Average temperature range degrees C
Antelope, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, gazelles, lions, leopards
Grasses, some shrubs and small trees
Middle latitudes are grasslands, closer to the equator are called savannas

8. Deciduous Forest 75-150 cm rain per year
-30 to 30 degrees C average yearly temperature
Many deciduous trees such as maples and oaks
Many different bird species, chipmunks, skunks, white-tailed deer, black bear
Located Eastern US, SA, Europe, parts of Asia, Africa, and Austrailia

9. Boreal Forest Also known as Taiga or Coniferous Forest
30-90 cm rain per year
Average temperatures -40 to 20 degrees C
Many coniferous trees such as spruce and firs
Red squirrels, insects, finches, beaver, moose, wolves, bears, lynx
Only located in the northern hemisphere, NA, Europe, Asia

10. Tundra <25 cm rain per year -40 to 18 degrees C average yearly temp
Often frozen all year – saturated, frozen soil
Mosses, shrubs, grasses, dwarf forms of a few trees such as willows
Insect eating birds, caribou, fox, wolves, arctic hares
Northern NA, Northern Europe, Northern Asia

11. Freshwater
Streams, rivers, ponds, lakes

12. Marine
Has several zones, each with its own characteristics (intertidal, nertic, oceanic or open water)
Most productive zone is nertic zone

13. Wetlands Swamps, marshes, and bogs are freshwater
Estuary is where fresh and salt water come together
Very diverse, many plants and animals