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• home to many diverse species
• made up of many different corals congregated in specific areas
• entire ecosystem dependent on the reef for food, shelter, breeding etc.
• “reef fish” fish adapted specifically to live only in or around the coral reef environments(generally colorful, vegetarian fish)
- coral bleaching is a very large threat to the reefs as the high temperatures and acidity stresses the coral out causing it to expel its zooxanthellae algae

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• water temperatures range from 5-20 degrees C
• good water clarity so the sunlight is  able to reach the juvenile kelp sprouts on the sea floor
• kelp require cold nutrient rich waters anything over 20C is too hot
- Kelp is important to these ecosystems as its provides the whole habitat for countless species, all those in these ecosystem rely on the kelp for shelter, food, or food for their prey.
- The keystone species in a kelp forest is hard to determine as if there were no kelp there would be no kelp forest, however with the loss of sea otter population sea urchins multiply out of control and devour whole forests
- Due to this fact the hunting of sea otters and the revival of their population is a very large concern
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• cold, windy and snowy climate
• very harsh environment causes organisms to fill very niche roles
• rare plants and animals can often only be found in these regions

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• cold climate
• icy desert like traits
• sparse plant life
• dry conditions

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north american boreal forest, Cusick, WA, USA

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• biome known for coniferous forests
• also known as snow forest or taiga
•11.5% of the earths land area is covered by taiga
• 16-39 inches of snow average/winter
• average temperature is between -30 and -65 degrees C

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• composed up of large cone bearing/needle leafed trees aka conifers
• specifically conifer forests that are found in areas with a warm summer and cool winter
• the warmer/closer to the equator version of a boreal forest
• needle leaves normally stay on year round making them mostly evergreens

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• Leaves change color from green to yellow to orange to indicate season change
• Leaves fall off during the fall/winter season
• soil is generally rich in nutrients
• during the winter their photosynthesis enters a dormant period

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• plant life dominated mostly by grass
• semi-arid climate
• rainfall and soil richness insufficient to support large tree growth

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• shrubby plants adapted to dry summers and rainy winters
• common in Southern California
• temperature range between -1 and 38 degrees C
• also known as Mediterranean forest
• average of 3in. of snow/year

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• Arid climate
• Typically bare, rocky, sandy surfaces that allow the little rainfall they get to evaporate swiftly
• excess evaporation over precipitation
- Most think of deserts as being hot, however deserts merely have drastic temperature extremes
- Because of desert biomes being an extremely harsh living environment  the ecosystem is very delicately constructed with animals filling very niche roles. This put it at great danger for collapse from outside engagement such as dehabitation or introduction of an invasive species.
- This delicate ecosystem makes almost all organisms very important. An example of the most important in the Sahara desert would be the antelope. Antelope is the main food source for most of the predators in the Sahara therefore if it were to die out all their predators would struggle to find food.

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• Climate varies from season to season, rainy season can have up to 50 inches of rain while dry season can have as little as barely four inches a month
• Grassland with shrubs and dispersed trees
• Herbivores are mostly migrating species in order to take advantage of the most nutrients possible

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Amazon Rainforest - Codajás, State of Amazonas, Brazil

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• Tall trees
• Mostly evergreen trees
• Heavy rainfalls
• 20-35 Degree Celcius Weather Range