ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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Temperate desert
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Tropical rainforest
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Boreal forest
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Polar grassland
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tropical rainforests are the most biologically diverse terrestrial ecosystems in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tropical forests have the highest biodiversity and primary productivity of any of the terrestrial biomes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tropical forests have the largest living biomass and boast some of the highest rates of terrestrial biodiversity. But rainforests are perhaps the most endangered habitat on earth and most vulnerable to deforestation. Each year, some 140, 000 sq km of rainforests are destroyed.
Detailed explanation-4: -Biodiversity: Tropical rainforests are areas of extremely high biodiversity compared to other ecosystems. In the topical rainforests of Borneo, scientists have documented more than 15, 000 plant species, including 2, 500 species of orchids!
Detailed explanation-5: -In Tropical Rainforests, water, sunlight, and high temperatures are consistent and a dense concentration of plants is present, causing both the GPP and NPP to be very high. So, high levels of productivity increase biomass.