This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous ...

The map above shows where rainforest biomes are located in the world. There is a link between climate, vegetation and biomes. Tropical hot wet climates are found close to the Equator where the ...

The rainforest is home to some weird and wonderful animals: from pythons in Africa and Asia to the Indian elephant ... adapted to survive in this tropical biome. Two examples of adaptations ...

Location of the 1,568 plots, tropical forest regions, and tropical forest biome extent used in the study ... than the Amazon ...