cold land biome
Short cold summers
long cold winters
tundra
thick rich soil
temperate forest
long hot dry summers,shorter dry winters little precipitation
deserts
small to large bodies of water surrounded by land
lake /pond
areas between high and low
inter tidal
short warm wet summers long dry winters
taiga
darkest,richest soil in the world
grassland
warm all year long wet season short dry seasons
trop. rainforest
moving fresh water vary in temperature turbulence
river /stream
seafloor
benthic/abyssal
thin nutrients are poor
frozen layer of soil
tundra
grasses can survive hot summers cold winters some rain
grassland
thick acidic nutrients
trop rain forest
phytoplankton plants fish and invertebrates
river / stream
upper layers of tropical pelagic
coral reef
short cool summers long cold winters little precipitation
alpine
flat plains rocky hills mountain slopes
chaparral
hot alternation and dry seasons
savanna
aquatic grasses crabs and oysters
estuary
benthic / abyssal
pines,spruces and firs deer,moose and elk
taiga
maple elm and oak trees
temperate forest
cacti lizards small mammals
desert
river flood zones
wetland
upper layer has light and photosynthesis
pelagic