2.4. 1: Biomes
October 23rd, 2010
What is a biome?
A collection of ecosystems sharing similar climatic conditions, eg tundra, tropical rainforest, desert
How many biomes are there?
Opinion differs slightly on the number of biomes, but it is possible to group biomes into six major types with sub divisions in each type.
The map shown above can be found here biome lecture