The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological variation. Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation, and are mainly determined by temperature and rainfall.

Disturbed deciduous forests with impoverished soils, a limited seed bank, or genetically degraded forest sites ... Allaby, M. Biomes of the Earth: Temperate Forests. New York, NY: Chelsea House ...

She first locates the deciduous forest around the world ... grasslands to discover how plants, animals and people have adapted to the temperate savanna biome. How animals have adapted to live ...

It’s a terrestrial biome found in the temperate regions of the ... can penetrate through the canopy. On the forest floor only a few herbaceous plants can grow and survive the low light ...