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BIO 110, Life Science. Summer 2012. Scrub. Called “chaparral” in the text Dry summers Different species on different continents. Why isn’t Pomona a grassland?. x. Tropical forest. Rain forest and dry forest Daily range of temperature greater than yearly. Coniferous forest.
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BIO 110, Life Science Summer 2012
Scrub • Called “chaparral” in the text • Dry summers • Different specieson differentcontinents
Tropical forest • Rain forest and dry forest • Daily range oftemperaturegreater thanyearly
Coniferous forest • High latitudes in the northand south • Tree shapes • Evergreens and evergreens
Temperate broadleaf forest • Why deciduous? • Tree shape
Tundra • Arctic/AntarcticTundra • Alpine Tundra • What about the tropics?
So what about biomes? • Determined by climate, physical factors • Plant adaptations control the shape of the vegetation • The vegetation is the foundation of food webs and ecological niches, and thus controls the animals…but…. • Animals can cause changes in vegetation
Populations Population biology: Synthesis of population genetics and population ecology