Provides an introduction to Earth's biomes, explaining how they are communities of living organisms shaped by climate and ...

Ecosystems can be found on a variety of scales such as a small-scale freshwater pond system or on a global scale such as the tropical rainforest ... with distinct characteristics and adaptations.

One such ecosystem, the tropical rainforest, faces threats which need ... Hot deserts are an important ecosystem with distinct characteristics and adaptations. They provide opportunities for ...

New data from a non-profit reveals that humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover - raising alarm that a key natural buffer against ...