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Terrestrial Biomes and Our WorldChapter 16

I Chapter 16: Terrestrial BiomesI. Chapter 16: Terrestrial BiomesA. DefinitionsB. The Terrestrial Biomes

I. Chapter 16: Terrestrial BiomesA. Some Definitions

Terrestrial ecosystem: An ecosystem of land-based y yplants and animals and their biotic (non-living) environment.

Biome: A large, stable terrestrial ecosystem characterized by specific plant and animal communitiescommunities.

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I. Major Terrestrial Biomes

Figure 20.3

I. Major Terrestrial Biomes1. Equatorial and Tropical Rain Forests

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I. Major Terrestrial Biomes1. Equatorial and Tropical Rain Forests

Figure 20.4

I. Major Terrestrial Biomes1. Equatorial and Tropical Rain Forests

Deforestation of the Tropicsthe Tropics

Figure 20.6

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I. Major Terrestrial Biomes2. Tropical Savanna

I. Major Terrestrial Biomes3. Midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest

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I. Major Terrestrial Biomes4. Midlatitude Grasslands

I. Major Terrestrial Biomes5. Needle leaf forest and montane forest

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I. Major Terrestrial Biomes6. Temperate Rainforests

I. Major Terrestrial Biomes7. Mediterranean shrubland

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I. Major Terrestrial Biomes8. Deserts

I. Major Terrestrial Biomes9. Tundra

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I. Major Terrestrial Biomes9. Tundra

Siberian Tundra

Figure 20.18

I. Major Terrestrial Biomes9. Tundra

Alpine Tundra

Figure 20.19