Biogeography

"The plant and animal species occupying a particular ecosystem at a given time are those that are most successful in adjusting to the unique environment that constitutes their habitat.  Climate has the greatest influence over natural vegetation when we observe plant communities on a worldwide basis.  The major types of terrestrial ecosystems, or biomes, are each associated with specific ranges of temperature and critical precipitation characteristics such as annual amounts and seasonal distribution."  We will investigate the results of these differences in the various world biomes.