Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

Hot and Dry Desert Biome

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

A Hot and Dry Desert is, as you can tell from the name, hot and dry. Most Hot and Dry Deserts don’t have very many plants. They do have some low down plants though. The only animals they have that … Continue reading →

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Disappearing Forests in Papua New Guinea

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

A new satellite analysis of logging in Papua New Guinea shows that the country has been losing about 1,400 square miles of rain forest, or about 1.4 percent of its total forest cover, each year. At that pace, by 2021 … Continue reading →

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Grassland Biome

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Grassland biomes are large, rolling terrains of grasses, flowers and herbs. Latitude, soil and local climates for the most part determine what kinds of plants grow in a particular grassland. A grassland is a region where the average annual precipitation … Continue reading →

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Tropical Rainforests

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50 to 260 inches (125 to 660 cm.) of rain falls yearly. Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group. … Continue reading →

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