Convention on Biological Diversity is a legally binding treaty , which came as an outcome of Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992 and entered...
Deserts and xeric shrublands are characterized by small amount of moisture. They receive an annual average rainfall of ten inches (25 cms) or less, and have an arid...
Mediterranean Shrublands or Chaparral biome is found along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, California, Central Chile, south-western part of South Africa and south-western parts of Australia. Location...
Temperate grasslands are found in the regions with temperate and semi-arid to semi-humid climates. The most important characteristic of the Temperate Grasslands is that they have almost no...
A Savannah is a grassland ecosystem. In Savannah, the trees are sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient...
Deciduous forests are characterized by trees that seasonally shed their leaves in response to climate, mostly in autumn and winter. Prominent deciduous biomes include tropical, subtropical, and temperate...
Temperate rainforests are dense rainforests that occur in the regions of high rainfall in the temperate zone. The north temperate zone extends from the Tropic of Cancer (at...
Throughout the world, the tropical monsoon climate experiences abundant rainfall like that of the tropical rain forest climate, but it is concentrated in the high-sun season. Such forests...
A rainforest cannot be replaced as once it is destroyed; it is gone forever (almost thousands of years). We have read above that only the top few inches...
The tropical rainforest is earth’s most complex biome in terms of both structure and species diversity. It occurs under optimal growing conditions: abundant precipitation and year round warmth....
