The Types of Biomes We have already understood the basic foundation and purpose of a biome. Now, let's come to its classifications, that include five of kind: i) Aquatic: large and small water bodies of the planet such as the oceans, lakes, ponds, seas and rivers. ๐ ii) Grassland: these are usually open dominated regions with grass and a warm climate. ๐ iii) Forest: these areas are dominated by trees and cover one-third of Earth. They contain much of the World's biodiversity. ๐ iv) Desert: these are dry areas where rainfall is less than 50 centimeters per year. They usually have an extreme climate where day is hot and night is frigid. The biodiversity found has different features for acclimatization and adaptation. ๐ v) Tundra: This biome has one of the most inhospitable conditions as it has the lowest measured temperatures from among all the five biomes. Click here to learn more about it. These biomes, as per their nature, can also be further divided into specific categ...
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The Tundra Biome Introduction: It is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian origin meaning "uplands", "treeless mountain tracts." It has extremely inhospitable conditions considering the lowest temperatures out of all the five biomes, ranging from -34 to 12 degrees Celsius. It has short summers and poor quality soil nutrients. Precipitation: This biome observes a total of 150 to 250mm a year, including the melted snow. This is even less than most of the deserts of the world. However, the tundra is known as wet place because the low temperatures cause evaporation of water to be quite slow and gradual. Below is a graph of a tundra in Canada with its monthly precipitation and temperatures: Soil: The tundra biome is quite adulated for its unique landscape. During the summer, water can accumulate underground, freeze and drive the soil into a small hill called Pingo. Tundra ...
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