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DESERT BIOME - Coggle Diagram
DESERT BIOME
CHARACTERISTICS
Extremely Arid and Hot.
Driest of all Biome.
A place where water is severely limiting
to life most of the time.
Nearly devoid of visible life.
Water is freely available
only for short periods.
Usually located at the equator of the earth.
References
Edney, E. B. (1965). Some aspects of adaptation in desert mammals.
African Zoology, 1
(1). Retrieved
from
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/download/151335/144723
Dimmitt, M. A. (2000). Biomes and communities of the Sonoran Desert region.
A natural history of the Sonoran Desert
, 3-18. Retrieved from
https://content.ucpress.edu/chapters/8707001.ch02.pdf
Ching, L. (2018).
Pre-U Text STPM Biology
. Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan : SASBADI SDN. BHD..
ADAPTATIONS
PLANTS
Having Crassulacean Acid Metabolism(CAM)
Having small or no leaves.
Stomata open at night.
Wax covered Stems
ANIMAL
Have the ability to lose water.
Retaining urea from the urine.
Larger in size / Larger volume to surface ratio.(Camel)
Reproduction :
Rutting Sesson and Time of birth coincide with the short period of green vegetation.