Main idea – Ecosystems on land are grouped into biomes primarily based on the plant communities within them. Objectives – Relate latitude and the three major climate zones. Describe the major abiotic factors that determine the location of a terrestrial biome. ...
Realms are defined by their geographically rare (endemic) species whereas habitats, communities, whereas biotopes are characterized by the most abundant and/or conspicuous species. While ecosystems and biomes contain guilds of species, they are not defined by them, so their species composition varies...
However, due to the position of lake basins in forest and forest-tundra biomes, the final successional stages of the discontinuous and sporadic permafrost zone are different from those observed in the tundra zone. For example, for the khasyreys of northern taiga of the WSL (permafrost-free ...
Smoke is one of the fire-related cues that can alter vegetation communities’ compositions, by promoting or excluding different plant species. For over 30 years, smoke-derived compounds have been a hot topic in plant and crop physiology. Research in this
It has been widely documented that the complex structure of forest ecosystems supports considerable bryophyte species and functional diversity. In this study, we assessed the diversity, distribution and ecological and phytogeographical features of bryophytes across a gradient of temperate forest types on ...