Biological communities areas to sharing climate conditions, growth patterns, vegetation types, soil conditions, topographic.
Biological productivity which is a varies greatly from one biomes to another
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TROPICAL RAINFOREST
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Near to Earth's equator. A lot of precipitation. Rainfall is abundant. High mountain fog and mist.
Have wet and dry season. Called dry tropical forest. Green during rainy. Have a seasonal climate.
Mediterranean. Dry summers and cool, moist winters. Dry subtropical. Warm temperature. Southwestern north America.
Low moisture levels. Precipitation is unpredictable. Productivity low. Water limited factor. Slow growing. Temperature wide daily. Very hot days, vet coolest nights.
Precipitation important element. Precipitation can fall in rain or snow. The average influenced by the nearby ocean. Diverse temperate
High levels of precipitation. Humidity. Wide leaves. Non seasonal vegetation
Little rainfall. Rainy season. During dry season is fired
Few tress due to rainfall. Seasonal temperatures. Frequent grass fires. Tropical latitudes. Humid areas. Farming.
Winter cold temperatures. Lower latitudes. High altitudes. Dominant tress are pines, cedar. Canada
Cold temperature. High altitudes. Water is frozen. Small plants. Low diversity and productivity
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TROPICAL SEASONAL FOREST
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Mediterranean. Dry summers and cool, moist winters. Dry subtropical. Warm temperature. Southwestern north America.
Near to Earth's equator. A lot of precipitation. Rainfall is abundant. High mountain fog and mist.
Low moisture levels. Precipitation is unpredictable. Productivity low. Water limited factor. Slow growing. Temperature wide daily. Very hot days, vet coolest nights.
Have wet and dry season. Called dry tropical forest. Green during rainy. Have a seasonal climate.
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DESERT
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Low moisture levels. Precipitation is unpredictable. Productivity low. Water limited factor. Slow growing. Temperature wide daily. Very hot days, vet coolest nights.
Precipitation important element. Precipitation can fall in rain or snow. The average influenced by the nearby ocean. Diverse temperate
High levels of precipitation. Humidity. Wide leaves. Non seasonal vegetation
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TEMPERATE REINFOREST
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Precipitation important element. Precipitation can fall in rain or snow. The average influenced by the nearby ocean. Diverse temperate. Pacific Northwest
High levels of precipitation. Humidity. Wide leaves. Non seasonal vegetation
Low moisture levels. Precipitation is unpredictable. Productivity low. Water limited factor. Slow growing. Temperature wide daily. Very hot days, vet coolest nights.
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TEMPERATE FOREST
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High levels of precipitation. Humidity. Wide leaves. Non seasonal vegetation
Little rainfall. Rainy season. During dry season is fired
Few tress due to rainfall. Seasonal temperatures. Frequent grass fires. Tropical latitudes. Humid areas. Farming.
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SAVANNA
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Little rainfall. Rainy season. During dry season is fired
Few tress due to rainfall. Seasonal temperatures. Frequent grass fires. Tropical latitudes. Humid areas. Farming.
Winter cold temperatures. Lower latitudes. High altitudes. Dominant tress are pines, cedar. Canada
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GRASSLANDS
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Few tress due to rainfall. Seasonal temperatures. Frequent grass fires. Tropical latitudes. Humid areas. Farming.
Winter cold temperatures. Lower latitudes. High altitudes. Dominant tress are pines, cedar. Canada
Mediterranean. Dry summers and cool, moist winters. Dry subtropical. Warm temperature. Southwestern north America.
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BOREAL FOREST
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Winter cold temperatures. Lower latitudes. High altitudes. Dominant tress are pines, cedar. Canada
Cold temperature. High altitudes. Water is frozen. Small plants. Low diversity and productivity
Near to Earth's equator. A lot of precipitation. Rainfall is abundant. High mountain fog and mist.
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TUNDRA
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Cold temperature. High altitudes. Water is frozen. Small plants. Low diversity and productivity
Winter cold temperatures. Lower latitudes. High altitudes. Dominant tress are pines, cedar. Canada
Little rainfall. Rainy season. During dry season is fired
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MOST IMPORTANT FACTOS BIOME DISTRIBUTIONS
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Temperature and Precipitation
Precipitation and Altitude
Altitude and Latitude
Latitude and Temperature
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TROPICAL THORN OR WOODLANDS
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Mediterranean. Dry summers and cool, moist winters. Dry subtropical. Warm temperature. Southwestern north America.
Precipitation important element. Precipitation can fall in rain or snow. The average influenced by the nearby ocean. Diverse temperate. Pacific Northwest
Few tress due to rainfall. Seasonal temperatures. Frequent grass fires. Tropical latitudes. Humid areas. Farming.
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CRITICAL AQUATIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Dissolved Substances
Change the matter
Depth
Temperature
Flow rate
Precipitation
Altitude
Latitude
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FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
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Water ponds
Lakes
Rivers
Streams
Ponds
Estuaries
Salt marshes
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MARINE ECOSYSTEM
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Most biological rich ecosystems
Diversity
Endangered communities
Photosynthesis - Phytoplankton
Susceptible to the change
Ocean diversity
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WETLANDS
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Covered with water. Water saturate change the soil. Oxidization reaction,
Body water surrounded by land
Water that form where rivers enter to the ocean. Sediments around. River empty into the sea. Fresh water + Salt water.
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Swamps
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With tress
Without tress
Soil accumulate to produce peat for energy
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Marshes
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Soil accumulate to produce peat for energy
Without trees
With tress
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Boys and fens
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With tress
Without tress
Soil accumulate to produce peat for energy
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Lakes
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Body water surrounded by land
Body formed naturally smaller than a lake
Natural steam of water flowing in a define course
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Ponds
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Body formed naturally smaller than a lake
Natural steam of water flowing in a define course
Soil accumulate to produce peat for energy
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Rivers
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Natural steam of water flowing in a define course
Body formed naturally smaller than a lake
Coastal wetlands. Where the freshwater mixed with seawater.
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Estuaries
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Water that form where rivers enter to the ocean. Sediments around. River empty into the sea. Fresh water + Salt water.
Coastal wetlands. Where the freshwater mixed with seawater.
Covered with water. Water saturate change the soil. Oxidization reaction,
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Salt marshes
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Coastal wetlands. Where the freshwater mixed with seawater.
Salt tolerant trees that grown along warm, calm marine coasts. Roots systems.
Natural steam of water flowing in a define course
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MANGROVES
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Salt tolerant trees that grown along warm, calm marine coasts. Roots systems.
Most biological rich ecosystem. Colonial organisms
Change to white when it is stress
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CORAL REEFS
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Most biological rich ecosystem. Colonial organisms
Change to white when it is stress
Body formed naturally smaller than a lake
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CORAL BLEACHING
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Change to white when it is stress
Most biological rich ecosystem. Colonial organisms
Coastal wetlands. Where the freshwater mixed with seawater.
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BIODIVERSITY
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Variety of living things
Measure of different versions of same genes within individual species
Number of different kinds of organisms into a community
Measure richness and complexity of a community.
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GENETIC DIVERSITY
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Measure of different versions of same genes within individual species
Number of different kinds of organisms into a community
Measure richness and complexity of a community.
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SPECIES DIVERSITY
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Measure richness and complexity of a community.
Number of different kinds of organisms into a community
Measure of different versions of same genes within individual species
Variety of living things
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BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY
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Water
Drug
Medicine
Air purification
Cycling
Genetic
Solar energy
Descomposition
Ecotourism
Fishing
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Pharming
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Animals and plant to pharmaceutical products
Invertebrate is a 70%.
Organism where they are not native.
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How many species are estimated of exist
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1.7 million species identified
1300 Species and 250 in consideration.
Minimum population long-term viability of a species- how many needs to increase?
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Specie most discovered
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Invertebrate
Insect
Mammals
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Causes of reduction
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Habitat destruction
Degradation
Fragmentation
Hunting and fishing
Commercial
Predator
Prey
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Extinction
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Elimination of a species
Natural causes of extinction
Fragmentation
Habitat destruction
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Extinction increase
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The human impact have accelerated hundred to thousand extinctions annually
Minimum population long-term viability of a species- how many needs to increase?
Fist area protect wild nature. First National Park in the world. Wildlife and wilderness.
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More frequent commercial products is
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Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, Fish
Fish, mammals, birds, reptiles
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Exotic Organism
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Organism where they are not native.
Natural causes of extinction
Animals and plant to pharmaceutical products
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Examples of Exotic organism
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Kudzu Vine
Leafy spurge
Purple Loosestrife
Zebra mussels
Mammals
Reptiles
Invertebrate
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Permian period
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All marine species, plans and animals
Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, Fish
The human impact have accelerated hundred to thousand extinctions annually
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Biodiversity hotspot
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Is a bio geographic region that is both a significant and high biodiversity and is threatened with destruction.
Engendered imminent danger or extinct species. Threatened become engendered in the future. Regulates a wide range of activities
Minimum population long-term viability of a species- how many needs to increase?
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Biodiversity hotspot
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Tropical rain forest.
Coral reefs.
Mammals
Reptiles
Invertebrates
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Endangered Species Act (ESA
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Engendered imminent danger or extinct species
Threatened become engendered in the future. Regulates a wide range of activities
Minimum population long-term viability of a species- how many needs to increase?
Preserve and protect the wild nature places
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Engendered imminent danger or extinct species
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Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Minimum Viable Populations
1300 Species and 250 in consideration
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Some activities involve endangered species
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Taking
Selling
Importing and exporting to U.S
Possessing
Transporting or shipping
Tropical rainforest
Coral reefs
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How many species are estimated endangered?:
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1300 Species and 250 in consideration
1.7 million species identified
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Recovery plan
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Rebuilding of the species to sustainable levels
Preserve and protect the wild nature places
Ecologist observed growing elk population.
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MVP
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Minimum Viable Populations
Minimum population long-term viability of a species
how many needs to increase?
President Ulysses Grant 1872
Engendered imminent danger or extinct species
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What are the problems associated with parks
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Become islands
Destructive lands
Growing human population
Park Boundaries
Rebuilding of the species to sustainable levels
Ecologist observed growing elk population.
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What is the purpose of parks and preserves
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Preserve and protect the wild nature places
Minimum population long-term viability of a species