TERRITORIAL BIOMES
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
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
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
TROPICAL SEASONAL FOREST
DESERT
TEMPERATE REINFOREST
Precipitation important element. Precipitation can fall in rain or snow. The average influenced by the nearby ocean. Diverse temperate. Pacific Northwest
TEMPERATE FOREST
SAVANNA
GRASSLANDS
BOREAL FOREST
TUNDRA
MOST IMPORTANT FACTOS BIOME DISTRIBUTIONS
Temperature and Precipitation
Precipitation and Altitude
Altitude and Latitude
Latitude and Temperature
TROPICAL THORN OR WOODLANDS
CRITICAL AQUATIC CHARACTERISTICS
Dissolved Substances
Change the matter
Depth
Temperature
Flow rate
Precipitation
Altitude
Latitude
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
Water ponds
Lakes
Rivers
Streams
Ponds
Estuaries
Salt marshes
MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Most biological rich ecosystems
Diversity
Endangered communities
Photosynthesis - Phytoplankton
Susceptible to the change
Ocean diversity
WETLANDS
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.
Swamps
With tress
Without tress
Soil accumulate to produce peat for energy
Marshes
Without trees
Boys and fens
Body formed naturally smaller than a lake
Natural steam of water flowing in a define course
Coastal wetlands. Where the freshwater mixed with seawater.
Salt tolerant trees that grown along warm, calm marine coasts. Roots systems.
MANGROVES
Most biological rich ecosystem. Colonial organisms
Change to white when it is stress
CORAL REEFS
CORAL BLEACHING
BIODIVERSITY
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.
GENETIC DIVERSITY
SPECIES DIVERSITY
BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY
Water
Drug
Medicine
Air purification
Cycling
Genetic
Solar energy
Descomposition
Ecotourism
Fishing
Pharming
Animals and plant to pharmaceutical products
Invertebrate is a 70%.
Organism where they are not native.
How many species are estimated of exist
1.7 million species identified
1300 Species and 250 in consideration.
Minimum population long-term viability of a species- how many needs to increase?
Specie most discovered
Invertebrate
Insect
Mammals
Causes of reduction
Habitat destruction
Degradation
Fragmentation
Hunting and fishing
Commercial
Predator
Prey
Extinction
Elimination of a species
Natural causes of extinction
Extinction increase
The human impact have accelerated hundred to thousand extinctions annually
Fist area protect wild nature. First National Park in the world. Wildlife and wilderness.
More frequent commercial products is
Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, Fish
Fish, mammals, birds, reptiles
Exotic Organism
Examples of Exotic organism
Kudzu Vine
Leafy spurge
Purple Loosestrife
Zebra mussels
Reptiles
Permian period
All marine species, plans and animals
Biodiversity hotspot
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
Tropical rain forest.
Coral reefs.
Invertebrates
Endangered Species Act (ESA
Engendered imminent danger or extinct species
Threatened become engendered in the future. Regulates a wide range of activities
Preserve and protect the wild nature places
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Minimum Viable Populations
1300 Species and 250 in consideration
Some activities involve endangered species
Taking
Selling
Importing and exporting to U.S
Possessing
Transporting or shipping
Tropical rainforest
Coral reefs
How many species are estimated endangered?:
Recovery plan
Rebuilding of the species to sustainable levels
Ecologist observed growing elk population.
MVP
Minimum population long-term viability of a species
how many needs to increase?
President Ulysses Grant 1872
What are the problems associated with parks
Become islands
Destructive lands
Growing human population
Park Boundaries
What is the purpose of parks and preserves
Yellowstone National Park
Fist area protect wild nature
First National Park in the world
Wildlife and wilderness.
Designed Yellowstone Park
Recreation, Historic, Conservation, Pristine, inviolable.
Single Large or Several Small
Shape and size of preserves
Recreation, Historic, Conservation, Pristine , inviolable.
inviolable.Pristine Recreation, Historic, Conservation
Recreation, Historic, Pristine , inviolable. Conservation,
SLOSS
Destructive harvest method.
Connected areas
Core habitat:
Coral Reefs:
Temperature change. Fishing method. Coral mining. Human disturbance.
Coral Reefs
Excessively large ungulate populations degraded the range of massive die-off occurred in severe winters
How long have they existed and how important are parks, preserves, and marine preserves?
130 years begun preserve wild places.
Park: President Ulysses Grant 1872
Why has parks eliminated “bad” animals for “good” ones?
To create an illusion balance of a natural system into the ecosystem. Excessively large populations.