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BIOMES OF THE WORLD - Coggle Diagram
BIOMES OF THE WORLD
Taiga
Taiga, generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches.
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RainForest
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Rainforests can be generally classified as tropical rainforests or temperate rainforests, but other types have been described.
:Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire
Tundra
It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. Dead organic material functions as a nutrient pool.
Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturi, meaning treeless plain.
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Grassland
Grasslands occur in environments conducive to the growth of this plant cover but not to that of taller plants, particularly trees and shrubs.
grassland, area in which the vegetation is dominated by a nearly continuous cover of grasses.
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Savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
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The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of grasses.
