This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous ...

but is not a substitute for preserving intact forest. Aa Aa Aa Tropical forests are highly diverse ecosystems located within 23.5º N or S of the equator in Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Central and ...

Sometimes referred to as "The Valley of Sadness," it's technically not even a desert, but rather a tropical forest that eventually dried out. This once-verdant environment was home to free-flowing ...

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems.

Deserts are dry and usually hot ... This part of the Amazon tropical rainforest in Peru is home to these brightly-coloured Macaws. They eat seeds and like to nest in holes, like hollow trees.

The moment when the first members of the extended human family called hominins adapted to life in desert or tropical forests marks "a turning point in the history of human survival and expansion ...