The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological variation. Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation, and are mainly determined by temperature and rainfall.

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Mountain Research and Development Vol. 20, No. 1, Feb., 2000 A Simulation of Biomes on the Tibetan Pl... The improved process-based equilibrium ...

It’s a terrestrial biome found in the temperate regions of the world at around 60 degrees north of the equator. Other countries like Japan, the USA, Canada, Russia and other parts of Scandinavia ...

The poles are warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, and fires in the northern boreal forest are increasing in both ...