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    Aquatic Biome

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    Aquatic Biome! ! The aquatic biome makes up the largest part of the biosphere‚ covering nearly 75% of the Earth’s surface and consists of the freshwater biome and the marine biome. Freshwater regions consist of ponds‚ lakes‚ streams‚ rivers‚ wetlands and marine regions include oceans‚ coral reefs and estuaries. Marine biomes generally have salt concentrations that average 3%‚ whereas freshwater biomes are usually characterised by a salt concentration of less than 0.1%. The aquatic biome is probably

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    Grassland Biomes

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    World Biomes Task 2: Main characteristics of grasslands. Grassland biomes are ecosystems predominantly consisting of a diverse range of grasses. Grasslands are generally flat terrains of rolling grass which are vast and continuous. The widespread of grasslands occurred during the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs in Western North America‚ where continental climates became favourable to grasslands as a result of the rise

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    Arctic Tundra Adaptations

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    There are many factors that make the Arctic tundra biome an extreme environment. There are only two seasons in this biome‚ winter and summer. The winters are characterised as long and cold where temperatures can drop below -50°C. There are also parts of the Arctic Circle that experience periods of time without sunlight known as polar nights‚ this can last for several months. During the winter months food is very scarce. The summers are characterised as being short and cool‚ with average temperatures

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    Biome Essay

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    Savanna The African Savanna biome is a tropical grassland in Africa between latitude 15° North and 30 degrees S and longitude 15 degrees W and 40° West. It covers Guinea‚ Sierra Leone‚ Liberia‚ Cote D’ivore‚ Ghana‚ Togo‚ Benin‚ Nigeria‚ Cameroon‚ Central African Republic‚ Chad‚ Sudan‚ Ethiopia‚ Somalia‚ and the Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ Angola‚ Uganda‚ Rwanda‚ Burundi‚ Kenya‚ Tanzania‚ Malawi‚ Zambia‚ Zimbabwe‚ Mozambique‚ Botswana‚ and South Africa. Around 2 million large plant-eating

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    Biome of Cambodia

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    Cambodia Biome -Phnom Penh‚ Kandal Province‚ South East-Central Region Kacie Scott - 1261747 1. Cambodia‚ Central Region including Phnom Penh in the Kandal Province located at 11° 30 N of latitude and 104° 55 of longitude (7) 2. The average elevation of Phnom Penh is 20 m. (1) 3. Koppen Code: Aw (4) Annual Sunlight- 2490 hours(3) Monthly Precipitation: (3) January: .7 cm July: 17.1 cm February: 1 cm August: 16 cm March: 4 cm September: 22.4 cm April: 7.7 cm October:

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    Arctic Tundra Essay

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    Tundra Geographic distribution There are two types of tundras‚ Arctic Tundra and Alpine Tundra. They both make up about 20% of the earth’s surface. The southern limit of Arctic tundra follows the northern edge of the coniferous forest belt. In North America this line lies above latitude 60° N‚ while in Eurasia most of it occurs north of 70° N. Tundra is about 3 million square miles long and covers about 20% of the earth’s surface. Temperature‚ Seasonality‚ and

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    harsh that only a handful of plants and animals can survive there? Well‚ there is and this place is called the tundra biome. This place is too harsh for most trees‚ too cold for large animals‚ and too isolated for most humans. The Arctic Tundra is among Earth’s coldest‚ harshest biomes. Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on tops of mountains. The Arctic tundra is mostly located in the Northern Hemisphere but in the Southern Hemisphere‚ it can be located on islands off

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    Biomes and Diversity

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    Biomes and Diversity We as humans should be concerned with the extinction rate‚ because it is caused by human activities with toxics and polluntant chemicals that harm a healthy food flow in planting‚ and in fresh water. The loss of species will harm human and threat to human progress scientific studies can help prevent such loss. Also there are medical reasons as well‚ certain species on plants help to process opiates insulin and proteins to treat diseases. We should strive to continue the

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    Alpine Biome

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    The Alpine Biome What is a biome? Well‚ according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ a biome is simply “a major ecological community type.” This is just a brief definition. In detail a biome is a large ecosystem that contains animals and plants that adapt in that certain type of environment. The climate and geography of the region determines the biome. The biosphere is anywhere on the Earth where life exists. It can range anywhere from the skies to the depths of the ocean where anglerfish and squids

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    Research Paper On Tundra

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    The tundra is a very cold and hostile place for the sole reason of its climate. The tundra is a cold‚dry and empty place because of permafrost. Permafrost is a thick layer of soil that stays frozen for the entire year. Because of this‚ most plants cannot grow here especially trees because they can’t have their roots bury deep into the ground since it is frozen solid. The average temperature is around -18 degrees fahrenheit. During the summer the sun barely ever goes down and temperatures can range

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