Across
- 3. Grazing and fire can actually increase rates of _________ in grasses because it opens up the canopy.
- 7. The driest desert on the planet
- 9. ___________ is an important component of grasslands, Shrublands and Thorn scrub biomes
- 10. ______ ___ ___and human pressures are increasing the frequency of fire-based disturbances.
- 11. Diagram illustrating the distribution of biomes based on average temperatures and amounts of precipitation.
- 13. What do you call a three humped camel?
- 16. Biome covered by trees that experiences moderate temperatures much of the year.
- 18. Deserts are not very ________ ecosystems.
- 19. The wettest desert in North America.
- 22. __________ mountains create the Gobi desert
- 23. In terms of environmental variables, temperature and __________ are primary determinants of what biomes can exist across the biosphere.
- 24. __________ animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day
- 25. keystone species of the sonoran desert, which provides food and habitat for many species.
- 27. ____ ______ when the vegetation type of an ecosystem is shifted because of repeated disturbance.
Down
- 1. goods and services we get from ecosystems (this can help us determine the 'value' of our ecosystems).
- 2. In some cold desert water is only present as _______; it simply goes from a solid to a vapor!
- 4. = _______ _______ = products obtained from ecosystems
- 5. The sun's power to _________ water means that plants and the atmosphere are in constant competition for moisture.
- 6. _________ and fire are important components of grassland biomes.
- 8. Water loss from plants
- 12. Woody plants can use ________ ________ to regulate their water use and compete with other plant functional types for inputs from rain.
- 14. By producing _______ the Mongolian gazelle increases species survival rates.
- 15. Can grow up to two feet a day.
- 17. rodent that can survive without ever drinking any water, getting needed moisture from their seed diet.
- 20. Type of forests that lose leaves in periods of stress
- 21. Mosaic of grasses and trees, where the trees do not form a continuous canopy.
- 26. Program aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.