17. Biomes: Desert versus Tropical Rainforest
Deserts have and average temperature of over 64 F (18 C) year round. Less than 50 am of rain falls in deserts per year. The latitude range is 15 to 28 degrees north and south of the equator and covers about a fifth of the earth’s surface. Plats that can survive there have adapted to lack of water by having stores in their stems and leaves. That is how a lot of animals can find enough water to survive on. The soil is very dry and sandy but tends to be nutrient rich as it is only lacking in water and does not have much vegetation using the other nutrients. They can be categorized into hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold. The conservation if these areas are not much of a concern as with global warming, deserts are growing in size. Tropical Rainforests, on the other hand, are very moist and warm. They receive about 250 cm of rain per year which makes the air very humid. It rains more than 90 days a year. They are …show more content…
Areal images have shown that over two thirds of the reed is damaged which is 1500 km of the reef. Coral bleaching is when the water temperatures get so high to the point where the zooxanthellae leave the coral. Coral and the algae have a symbiotic relationship where the coral provides shelter and the algae provides food and color to the coral. When the water temperatures rise, the algae leaves the coral polyps which causes the coral to die and turn white. Two major years of bleaching has happened sequentially as global warming rise. In order to prevent further incidents of coral bleaching, global warming needs to be addressed. Greenhouse emissions needs to be greatly reduced and efforts need to be made to keep waters clean and habitable. Even if conditions were to reach good conditions, it would still take a while for the coral to regrow, but there is still hope that this is
Deserts have and average temperature of over 64 F (18 C) year round. Less than 50 am of rain falls in deserts per year. The latitude range is 15 to 28 degrees north and south of the equator and covers about a fifth of the earth’s surface. Plats that can survive there have adapted to lack of water by having stores in their stems and leaves. That is how a lot of animals can find enough water to survive on. The soil is very dry and sandy but tends to be nutrient rich as it is only lacking in water and does not have much vegetation using the other nutrients. They can be categorized into hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold. The conservation if these areas are not much of a concern as with global warming, deserts are growing in size. Tropical Rainforests, on the other hand, are very moist and warm. They receive about 250 cm of rain per year which makes the air very humid. It rains more than 90 days a year. They are …show more content…
Areal images have shown that over two thirds of the reed is damaged which is 1500 km of the reef. Coral bleaching is when the water temperatures get so high to the point where the zooxanthellae leave the coral. Coral and the algae have a symbiotic relationship where the coral provides shelter and the algae provides food and color to the coral. When the water temperatures rise, the algae leaves the coral polyps which causes the coral to die and turn white. Two major years of bleaching has happened sequentially as global warming rise. In order to prevent further incidents of coral bleaching, global warming needs to be addressed. Greenhouse emissions needs to be greatly reduced and efforts need to be made to keep waters clean and habitable. Even if conditions were to reach good conditions, it would still take a while for the coral to regrow, but there is still hope that this is