Major terrestrial biomes include alpine, tropical rainforest, boreal forest, temperate forest, tundra, desert, grassland, savannah, scrub, and wetlands.
Each biome's ecosystems tends to contain plants with common growth forms and animals with like feeding habits. Whereas a biome's boundaries are determined by climate, the boundaries of ecosystems are determined by physical features, such as ridges or riverbanks, that separate one community from another. The same phenomenon occurs in high-altitude mountainous regions, where trees give way to short alpine vegetation.Ī biome is made up of many ecosystems - smaller communities of plants and animals and their habitats, the physical parts of their environment that affect them. Here, in place of trees, the short vegetation of the tundra thrives. Farther north, though, the conditions are too harsh and the season too brief to sustain a forest. For example, northern boreal forests exist in subarctic portions of North America and Asia. A biome is characterized by its plant life the types of plant life are determined by a location's climatic conditions, latitude, and altitude. Foliage and rocks are also usually associated to a biome.īiomes, also known as life zones, are defined by all plants, animals, and other organisms - as well as the physical environment - in a particular area.
They are an indication of an animal's natural habitat, as well as a guideline on how to properly house them at the zoo. Biomes are a recurring concept in the Zoo Tycoon series.
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