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Above the neritic zone lie the intertidal (or eulittoral) and supralittoral zones; below it the continental slope begins, descending from the continental shelf to the abyssal plain and the pelagic zone. Within the neritic, marine biologists also identify the following: [citation needed] The infralittoral zone is the algal-dominated zone down to ...
A former land bridge across the Bering Strait between Asia and North America allowed many plants and animals to move between these continents, and the Nearctic realm shares many plants and animals with the Palearctic. The two realms are sometimes included in a single Holarctic realm.
A. Aa (plant) Abarema; Abatia; Abolboda; Abuta; Abutilon bivalve; Acaciella; Acanthella; Achimenes; Acrocomia; Aiouea; Aiphanes; Aiphanes hirsuta; Alfaroa; Alibertia ...
Plant communities of the United States (2 C) T. Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in Canada (1 C, 17 P) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in the United States ...
The flora of the alpine tundra is characterized by plants that grow close to the ground, including perennial grasses, sedges, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. [28] The flora is adapted to the harsh conditions of the alpine environment, which include low temperatures, dryness, ultraviolet radiation, and a short growing season.
Tibetia (plant) W. Wajira This page was last edited on 25 March 2024, at 18:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
List of vascular plants of the Karelian Isthmus This page was last edited on 25 May 2023, at 05:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs.As of February 2025 there were 77 recognized species. The various species of Ephedra are widespread in many arid regions of the world, ranging across southwestern North America, southern Europe, northern Africa, southwest and central Asia, northern China, and western South America. [2]