Biomes are the atlas own lead subject, the large scale ecological zones such as tropical rainforest, tundra or coral reef that set the physical stage the rest of nature is described against. A biome entry covers climate, dominant vegetation and characteristic wildlife; a single species or ecosystem article links back here rather than repeating the setting.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Contains: Chaparral
- Contains: Temperate Rainforest
- Contains: Freshwater
View the Source What Is a Wetland? (NOAA Ocean Service)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationContains: WetlandsView the Source Alpine Biome (Blue Planet Biomes)
Blue Planet BiomesContains: Alpine, blueplanetbiomes.org/alpine.php, opening linesQuote, Contains: Alpine, blueplanetbiomes.org/alpine.php, opening lines
Cold, snowy, windy. When you hear those words they make you think of mountains.
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Tropical Dry Forest, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_dry_broadleaf_forests, lead sectionQuote, Contains: Tropical Dry Forest, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_dry_broadleaf_forests, lead section
The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes.
Estuaries (NOAA Ocean Service)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationContains: EstuaryView the Source Weather (Australian Antarctic Division)
Australian Antarctic DivisionContains: Polar Desert, antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/environment/weather, opening lineQuote, Contains: Polar Desert, antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/environment/weather, opening line
Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth.
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