E1 : Ecology

Terrestrial biomes

Aquatic biomes

Tropical forest

Desert

Savanna

Chaparral

Temperate grassland

Northern coniferous forest

Temperate Broadleaf forest

Tundra

Lakes

Eutrophic lakes

Oligotrophic lakes

Wetlands

Basin wetland

Fringe wetland

Riverine wetland

Stream and rivers

Estuaries

Intertidal zone

Oceanic pelagic zone

Coral reefs

Marine benthic zone

Fringing reef

Barrier reef

Coral atoll

Primary succession

ecological succession that begins in essentially lifeless areas, such as regions in which there is no soil or where the soil is incapable of sustaining life

Secondary succession

type of ecological succession in which plants and animals recolonize a habitat after a major disturbance