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Alaska is the most biodiverse state with 15 ecoregions across three biomes in the same realm. California comes in a close second with 13 ecoregions across four biomes in the same realm. By contrast, Rhode Island is the least biodiverse with just one ecoregion—the Northeastern coastal forests —encompassing the entire state.
Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub is a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. [1] The biome is generally characterized by dry summers and rainy winters, although in some areas rainfall may be uniform. Summers are typically hot in low-lying inland locations but can be cool near colder seas.
Biome Ecoregion Country/Territory; Afrotropical: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests: Albertine Rift montane forests: Burundi: Afrotropical: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests: Albertine Rift montane forests: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the: Afrotropical: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ...
They are distinct from biomes, also known as major habitat types, which are divisions of the Earth's surface based on life form, or the adaptation of animals, fungi, micro-organisms and plants to climatic, soil, and other conditions. Biomes are characterized by similar climax vegetation. Each realm may include a number of different biomes.
Biome Ecoregion State Location; Nearctic: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests: Central U.S. hardwood forests: Southern Indiana Nearctic: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests: Southern Great Lakes forests: North, Central, and Eastern Indiana Nearctic: Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands: Central forest-grasslands transition ...
Foliage and cone of the Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis).. The natural vegetation consists of forests, woodlands, and shrublands.The five chief plant communities are: Xeric pine forests and woodlands: The xeric pine forests are found mainly in the drier interior, near the transition to the Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe, where rainfall averages 300 to 600 mm per year.
The task of defining and mapping these ecoregions was carried out by the Oregon Ecoregion Project, a collaborative effort involving the EPA, the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the United States Forest Service (USFS), and other state and federal agencies. The new classification system they developed may differ from previous frameworks ...
Gorumara National Park (Pron: ˌgɔ:rʊˈmɑ:rə; Gorumara Jatio Uddan) is a national park in northern West Bengal, India.Located in the Dooars region of the Himalayan foothills, it is a medium-sized park with grasslands and forests.