ecosystems leson 1
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Ecosystems
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The main ecosystems
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Tropical Rainforest
• Hot all year- average temperature 27 - 30°C.
• Wet all year – annual precipitation 2000 – 3000mm
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Hot desert
• Very hot most of the year – above 30°C.
• Low annual rainfall – below 250mm.
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Mediterranean Vegetation
• Hot summers – about 25°C.
• Mild/warm winters – about 10 °C.
• Dry in summer, wet in winter.
• Annual rainfall total – about 750mm.
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Deciduous woodland
• Warm summers – about 18°C.
• Mild/cool winters – about 5 °C.
• Precipitation all year – about 1000mm.
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Coniferous woodland
• Warm summers – 16-20°C.
• Very cold winters – well below freezing point.
• Precipitation mainly in summer – low annual total – less than 500mm.