Planet Earth has many different ecosystems, all of which contribute to the functioning of our earth. Ranging from the coldest to the hottest, wettest to driest extremes - the variety of biotic and abiotic aspects of our planet is truly spectacular. So, please state briefly (or in detail if you wish) the ecosystem which is most appealing to you, as well as why (i.e, biotic/abiotic relationships and composition, sheer beauty, mysticism.etc).
Desert/Arid Regions:
Sahara Desert, Northern Africa
Simpson Desert, Central Australia
Atacama Desert, Chile
Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Arid land with little or no vegetation, also receving a low annual rainfall.
Rainforest
Daintree Rainforest, Queensland
Amazon Rainforest, South America
Congo Junlge, Central Africa
Dense, relatively warm and humid, wet forests, dominated by vegetation. Found in tropical/subtropical regions.
Tundra/Polar Zones
Northern Canada, Scandanavia, Northern Russia/Siberia, Alaska.
Treeless plain characteristic of arctic/subarctic zone.
Located close to geographical poles and consisting of mainly snow/ice covered land, or sea/pack ice and ice caps.
Coniferous/Woodland
Taiga, Russia
Sherwood Forest, Nottingham
Yellowstone National Park, USA
Any forest containing a large percentage of coniferous vegetation (cone-bearing trees such as spruce, pines, firs, redwoods.etc.)
Urban
London, Sydney, Dubai, New York, Santiago, Talinn.etc - all urban centres where human presence has resulted in the construction of infrastructure, buildings and residential/commercial/industrial zones.
Grassland/Savannah/Heath
Serengeti Plain, Tanzania
Pampas, Argentina
Prarie, North America
Biome where grass is the most numerous and dominant vegetation, and where trees are less common. Usually vast open expanses.
Bushland
Fairly generic, used a lot in Australia. Blue Mountains National Park, Australia is an example.
In this case, comprising of wet/dry sclerophyll forests, as well as temperate broadleaf. These biomes are usually of medium density, comprising of various layers.
Freshwater
Murray River, Australia
Lake Baikal, Russia
Lake Como, Italy/Switzerland
Yangtze River, China
All the freshwater bodies of water within the hydrosphere, consisting of rivers, lakes, canals, creeks, streams, dams.etc.
Reefs
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Ningaloo Reef, Australia
Belieze Barrier Reef, Central America
Red Sea Coral Reef, Egypt/Saudi Arabia
A solid limestone structure constructed by organisms and resistant to wave activity.
Open Ocean/Deep Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Challenger Deep/Mariana Trench
China Sea
The dominant part of the hydrosphere, covering 70% of earth's surface. Salt water.
Wetland/Mangroves
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Ganges Delta, India
Kakadu National Park, Australia
An area which is permenantly or periodically covered by water, whether it be fresh or salt, inland or coastal.
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