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

KS2 Geography. Biomes. A short video for pupils aged 7 to 11 investigating two of Earth's major biomes - savannahs and ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.

There is a link between climate, vegetation and biomes. Tropical hot wet climates are found close to the Equator where the energy from the Sun is more concentrated. The tropical rainforests of the ...

The Permian-Triassic extinction, also known as the Great Dying, was the most devastating event in Earth’s history. 96% of ...

To answer this important question, an international consortium of scientists, coordinated by INRAE and Bordeaux Sciences Agro ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore ...

Forest ecosystems are essential for biodiversity conservation, with tropical biomes hosting the highest levels of forest biodiversity, while subtropical and temperate forests support relatively ...

Assessing such global changes is often done by using biomes as benchmarks. However, even if the wording and terminology seem common sense (‘tropical rain forest’, ‘steppe’, ‘boreal forest’) global ...