BiospherePart (II)

The 8 Terrestrial Biomes found on Earth.

Data booklet page 6

Permanent Ice

Tundra

Boreal Forest

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Temperate Rainforest

Grassland

Tropical Rainforest

Desert

1. Permanent Ice• Annual precipitation is less than 50 cm. Temperature ranges

from -80 to -30 in the summer

2. Tundra

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/assignment-discovery-shorts-iii-biomes-tundra.html• Precipitation is less than 25 cm a year. Summer ranges from 3 to 12 degree.

Winter temperature range from -20 to -30 degrees. Contains a layer of frozen soil called permafrost. When it melts in the summer, it creates pools. Very few trees

3. Boreal Forest http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/assignment-discovery-shorts-iii-biomes-taiga.html

• Located in Russia and Finland, 30-80cm of precipitation, temperature are below freezing half the year. Big Coniferous (cone producing) trees flourish in this biome

4. Temperate Deciduous Forest http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/assignment-discovery-shorts-iii-biomes-temperate-forest.html

• Eastern forest in Canada (NOT HERE). Annual precipitation is 75 cm to 180cm. Temperature range from -30 degrees to 30 degrees in the summer

5. Temperate Rainforest• We live here! Rainfall exceeds 200 cm a year. Temperature

range from 5 degrees to 25 degrees in summer. Lots of Douglas Fir trees, lichen and moss.

6.Grassland

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/assignment-discovery-shorts-iii-biomes-temperate-grassland.html http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/assignment-discovery-shorts-iii-biomes-savanah.html

• They are mostly flat lands and the soil is rich and fertile, with very sparse trees because of the lack of rainfall

7. Desert

8. Tropical Rainforest http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/assignment-discovery-shorts-iii-biomes-tropic.html

• Rainfall is about 250 cm a year. Temperature is 20-25 degrees year round. The soil is poor in nutrient but it is recycled very quickly before rain can wash it away.