This chapter focuses on key characteristics of the desert environment. A desert is a biome that is characterized by low moisture levels and infrequent and unpredictable precipitation. Deserts, also known as arid lands, are regions that gain less precipitation (rain, sleet, or snow) than their ...
Describe the study of ecology. Identify the key biotic and abiotic factors that shape each major land/marine biome. What is another name for the biome Northwestern Coniferous Forest if there is any? How does biological diversity relate to the c...
Name two of the most important factors that will determine the carrying capacity of a desert ecosystem for non-human animals. Are these factors equally important for the desert's carrying capacity for plants? Why or why not?How does biological diversity relate to the characteristics of ...
What country characteristics might be good predictors of whether states will choose to protect land or not and more explicitly attain the 10% biome protection goal? What factors within a state need to be the focus of global attention or need to be encouraged to promote land protection policies?
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Here, we employ multiplexed pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene to examine soil- and cactus-associated rhizosphere microbial communities of the Sonoran Desert and the artificial desert biome of the Biosphere2 research facility. The results of our replicate sampling approach show that mi...