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

She first locates the deciduous forest around the world before explaining the different layers of this biome. She explains how birds such as the finch and buzzard have evolved to survive before ...

Deciduous forests have been threatened by logging and agricultural expansion, but there are ways to restore them to their original condition, either actively or passively. The main disturbances ...

Biomes are large-scale ecosystems ... Reindeer and Arctic foxes live here. Deciduous forests Temperate climates, which means that they are not too hot or too cold. Trees such as oak and elm ...