The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological ... productivity and organisms found in different types of desert. The dominant plant biomass in most deserts is composed of perennial shrubs ...

Discusses desert biomes, highlighting their unique characteristics, such as extreme temperatures, lack of water, and diverse adaptations of plants and animals. It explains how deserts are formed by ...

where similar animals and plants live. Some of the world’s main biomes include rainforest, desert, savannah, grassland, woodland and tundra. Each biome has characteristics that make it unique ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

This clip is from the series Ecosystems and Biomes. This could be used to introduce students to the ecosystem of the desert and how people, plants and animals adapt to the conditions. Students ...

The 223 territories analyzed have lost an average of 36.5 percent of their original vegetation, regardless of their stage of demarcation. The analysis focused on devastation in the biomes during ...