Ecosystems
3.Desert
Flora of desert
Fauna of desert
Saguaro Cactus, agave, Joshua tree and Barrel cactus.
Camel, dromedary, scorpion, roadrunner, antelope jackrabbit.
5.Aquatic
Freshwater
Marine
Fauna of marine
Flora of marine
Algae, seaweeds, mangroves
Fish, sharks, crabs, octopus, dolphins and whales
Flora of freshwater
Fauna of freshwater
Algae, water lilies and cattails, aligatorweed.
Turtles, frogs, alligators, otters, cat fish, piranha.
Where?: Rivers, oceans and lakes.
Climate: could be cold or warm depending where in the planet.
6.Urban
Climate: It depends where is the city, north like Seatle is cold. Cities from center are warm like Caracas and South Pole cities are cold and hot like Santiago de Chile.
Flora of urban
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Fauna of cities
Where?: Cities, suburbs.
Domestic pets like dogs, cats. Variety of birds, doves, rats, rabbits.
Trees, flowers, different type of grass.
1.Grasslands
Savannah
Fauna of savannah
Lion, elephant, cheetah, carpal, giraffe.
Flora of savannah
Temperate grasslands
Where?: New Zeland, Eurasia, North América.
Flora of temperate grasslands
Climate: cold winters and warm summers with some rains.
Climate: Warm most of the time
Where?: Africa, American continent.
Sunflowers, coneflowers, clovers and wild indigos.
Fauna of temperate grasslands
Bison, prairie dogs, zebras, antelope
Different type of grasses and some shrubs.
2.Forest
Climate: Temperatures are extreme, during day very hot and at nights too cold. Deserts are dry with lack of water.
Where?: Africa, Chile, Mexico, Australia.
Coniferous forest
Decidious forest
Climate: often considered to be cool and moist. Cold winters and cool summers caused by arctic air masses are typical.
Where?: North America, Canada, Asia, Europe.
Flora of coniferous forest
Tropical forest
Climate: Very high annual rainfall, high averages temperatures.
Where?: Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Thailand, Indonesia.
Fauna of tropical forest
Large variety of birds like toucan, macaws. Jaguar, lemurs, anteater, poison dart frogs, fire ants.
Flora of tropical forest
Orchides, banana trees, rubber trees, cassava trees, avocado trees.
Flora of decidious forest
Evergreen cone-shaped trees, coniferous trees like pine trees, cypress, giant sequoia.
Fauna of coniferous forest
American black bear, bison, boa, caribou, caterpillar, cardinal bird, cougar, deer, owl
Where?:
Fauna of decidious forest
White tailed-deer, wild turkey, Canadian geese, eastern cotton-tail rabbit.
Deciduous forest vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season. Trees like maple, oaks and beeches.
Climate: It has 4 seasons. Cold winters and hot summers.
Mediterranean forest
Fauna of mediterranean forest
Flora of mediterranean forest
Where?: Spain, France, Italy.
Climate: It has hot and dry summers while winters tend to be cold and moist
Iberian lynx, Barbary macaque, Barbary leopard.
Holm oaks, arbutuses, olive trees, laurels, pine trees, cypresses.
4.Artic
Tundra
Flora of arctic
Flowering plants, short shrubs, herb, grasses, mosses.
Fauna of artic
Where?: Siberia, Asia, Europe, Alaska.
Climate: Long cold winters and short, cool summers. Artic has high levels of solar radiation all the year.
Polar bear, wolverine, Canadian lynx, reindeer, variety of seals, walrus, blue whale