These slides cover the types of the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Briefly states the basic definition, the distinguish factors moreover the flora and fauna found at these places.
4. Terrestrial Ecosystem
TUNDRA
For most of the year, the tundra
biome may be a cold, frozen
landscape. This biome features a
short season , followed by harsh
conditions that the plants and
animals within the region need
special adaptations to survive...
6. Terrestrial Ecosystem
TROPICAL RAIN
FOREST
FOUND ON EVERY continent except
Antarctica, rainforests are ecosystems
crammed with mostly evergreen trees that
typically receive high amounts of rainfall.
Tropical rainforests are found near the
equator, with high average temperatures
and humidity, while temperate rainforests lie
mostly in coastal, mountainous areas within
the mid-latitudes.
8. Terrestrial Ecosystem
TAIGA
The taiga may be a forest of the cold,
subarctic region. The subarctic is a
neighborhood of the hemisphere that
lies just south of the Arctic Circle .
The taiga lies between the tundra to
the north and temperate forests to
the south.
10. Terrestrial Ecosystem
TEMPERATE
Temperate forests are found across eastern
North America and Eurasia. The
temperatures of temperate forests vary
throughout the year due to the four distinct
seasons at these latitudes. Precipitation is
abundant and lends to fertile soil that's ready
to support diverse flora like maples, oak, and
birch. Deer, squirrels, and bears are just a
couple of samples of the fauna that decision
temperate forests home.
12. Terrestrial Ecosystem
Grassland
Grasslands account for between 20 and 40
percent of the world's average . they're
generally open and fairly flat, and that they
exist on every continent except Antarctica,
which makes them susceptible to pressure
from human populations. Threats to natural
grasslands, also because the wildlife that
survive them, include farming, overgrazing,
invasive species, illegal hunting, and global
climate change .
14. Terrestrial Ecosystem
Deciduous Forest
A deciduous forest is a biome dominated
by deciduous trees which lose their leaves
seasonally. The Earth has temperate deciduous
forests, and tropical and subtropical deciduous
forests, also known as dry forests. Another name
for these forests is broad-leaf forests because of
the wide, flat leaves on the trees. Trees in tropical
deciduous forests lose their leaves in the dry
season and regrow them in the rainy season. In
temperate deciduous forests, trees lose their
leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring.
16. Terrestrial Ecosystem
Desert
Despite the common conceptions of deserts as
hot, there are cold deserts also . the most
important hot desert within the world, northern
Africa's Sahara reaches temperatures of up to 122
degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) during
the day. But some deserts are always cold, just
like the Gobi in Asia and therefore the polar
deserts of the Antarctic and Arctic, which are the
world's largest. Others are mountainous. Only
about 20 percent of deserts are covered by sand.
18. Aquatic
Aquatic
Ecosystems include oceans,
lakes, rivers, streams, estuaries, and wetlands.
Within these aquatic ecosystems live things
that depend upon the water for survival, like
fish, plants, and microorganisms.
20. Aquatic Ecosystem
Freshwater
Ecosystem
The plants, animals, microbes, rocks, soil, sunlight,
and water found in and around this valuable resource
are all a part of what's called a freshwater ecosystem.
Fewer than half that's available as a liquid; the
remainder is locked away as ice in polar caps and
glaciers. For these reasons, freshwater ecosystems are a
precious resource.
21. Aquatic Ecosystem
Estuaries
An estuary is a neighborhood where a freshwater
river or stream meets the ocean. In estuaries, the salty
ocean mixes with a freshwater river, leading to
brackish water. Brackish water is somewhat salty, but
not as salty as the ocean. An estuary can also be called
a bay, lagoon, sound, or slough. Water continually
circulates into and out of an estuary. Tides create the
most important flow of saltwater, while river mouths
create the most important flow of freshwater.
22. Aquatic Ecosystem
Marine
Ecosystem.
Marine ecosystems include: the abyssal plain (areas
like deep sea coral, whale falls, and brine pools), polar
regions like the Antarctic and Arctic, coral reefs, the
deep sea (such because the community found within
the abyssal water column), hydrothermal vents, kelp
forests, mangroves, the open ocean, rocky shores, salt
marshes and mudflats, and sandy shores.
23. Biome
A biome is an area of the planet that can be classified
according to the plants and animals that live in
it. Temperature, soil, and the amount of light and water
help determine what life exists in a biome. A biome is
different from an ecosystem. An ecosystem is the
interaction of living and nonliving things in
an environment. A biome is a specific geographic area
notable for the species living there. A biome can be made
up of many ecosystems. For example, an aquatic biome
can contain ecosystems such as coral reefs and kelp
forests.