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Biomes (Current World Biomes (Moist temp biomes (temperate rain forests…

- - - - dominated by giant conifers
    - - Montane forests
        
        bases of mountains
      - Subalpine forests
        
        higher elevations
    - - cold winters, warm summers, high precipitation
    - - southern edge of temperate deciduous forests, northern part of Gulf states
  - - - central plains
    - - woodland
        
        widely spaced trees
        
        savanna
        
        grass b/t trees
      - shrubland
        
        shrubs instead of trees
        
        chaparral
        
        California shrubland
    - - rain < 25cm/yr
    - - above mountain treeline
  - - - permafrost
        
        permanently frozen soil
      - 10 C avg temp
      - growing season 3 mo or <
  - - - aka taiga
  - - - 200 cm/yr rain
      - high species diversity
    - - tropics with lower rainfall
- - - - poor Gilligan
    - - decreased rain on landward side of mountains
    - - lessens temp gradients
      - wind pushes surface water
- - - - Gondwanaland
        
        South America
        
        Africa
        
        India
        
        Australia
        
        Antartica
    - - Laurasia
        
        North America and Eurasia
      - Pangaea
        
        Laurasia + Gondwanaland
    - - Tethys sea
        
        between Pangaea's N&S continents #