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2/18/2013 CLIMATE Produced by uneven heating of the planet by the sun Determines types of biomes BIOMES MES Influences organisms that live in biomes major abiotic factors temperature range amount of rainfall Climate:


  1. 2/18/2013 CLIMATE • Produced by uneven heating of the planet by the sun • Determines types of biomes BIOMES MES • Influences organisms that live in biomes – major abiotic factors • temperature range • amount of rainfall Climate: Uneven Heating of Earth Climate: Precipitation Different location ions on Earth Uneven en heating drives es global patter erns s – Near equator (0 ° latitude) receiv ive different amounts of winds s and prec ecipitation • Warm air absorbs moisture, of solar energy rises and forms clouds • Clouds produce rainfall Equator or: – Reason why tropics have • sun’s rays strike the Earth directly warm temps and heavy rainfall year round Farther from equator or: – 30 ° N and 30 ° S latitudes • rays strike Earth at lower • Dry air descends and warms angle again – Worlds largest deserts 3 Climate ate Zones es • solar energy has to be spread over found in these regions Tropics larger area and absorb less heat Temperate zones – Higher/lower latitudes • Areas absorb less heat and are • Moving air absorbs moisture Polar zones colder the further away from the and produces precipitation equator again Local Climate Climate: Winds and Ocean Currents • Affected by: Wind Patterns : produced by moving air masses and Earth’s rotation • large bodies of water Ocean Currents : produced by combination of wind patterns, uneven » absorb and release heat gradually heating of Earth's surface, rotation of the Earth, and shapes of the continents » shore areas - cooler in summer/ milder in winter • mountains » air temperature declines as altitude increases » climates on each side of mountain differ - one side wet, one side dry Surface currents affect the climate on the continents 1

  2. 2/18/2013 BIO IOMES ES Microclimate • the climate in a specific area that varies from the surrounding climate region Freshwater Marine Desert Forest Grassland Tundra • the world's major communities (ecosystems) • may be as small as a few square feet or as large • classified according to the predominant flora as many square miles (vegetation) and fauna (animals) • characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment • do not have distinct boundaries, overlap each other Major Biomes of the World Biome type in relation to temperature and rainfall Biomes animation Productivity of Biomes AQUATIC IC BIOMES ES • occupy most of the biosphere Basic Necessities for Photosynthesis 1. Freshwater: average salinity 1% or less lakes/ponds 1. Sunlight rivers/streams wetlands 2. Water 2. Marin ine: average salinity 3% 3. Warm temperatures intertidal regions coral reefs 4. Nutrients oceanic pelagic zones abyssal zones 3. Brackis kish: mixture of salt/fresh estuaries 2

  3. 2/18/2013 Fresh shwater er Stratification of Aquatic Biomes • low salt concentr entration – usually less than 1% • plants and animals in freshwater regions are would not be able to survive in areas of high salt concentration • Zones based on light penetration: • only 3% of the world's water is fresh – 99% of this is either frozen in glaciers and pack ice or is buried in aquifers Vertic ical l zones – remainder is found in lakes, ponds, rivers, and wetlands – photic ic zone - light sufficient for photosynthesis – aphot otic ic zone - light insufficient for photosynthesis • three ee zones es 1. lakes and ponds • Temperatures vary with depth 2. rivers and streams – Thermoc oclin line - a narrow band of water where temperature 3. wetlands suddenly changes Freshwater Freshwater Lake Zones 1. 1. Lakes s and Ponds • Inhabited by fishes, otter, muskrat, ducks, • littor oral l zone - inshore, shallow, loons, turtles, snakes, salamanders, frogs high light levels A. eutrop ophic lakes • limnetic ic zone - offshore, high light - rich in organic matter and vegetation levels, upper regions - waters relatively murky of water column - bacteria increase when feeding on decaying organisms, used dissolved oxygen, eventually using oxygen needed for other organisms • profundal l zone - aphotic *eutrif ific ication on • benthic ic zone - bottom substrate B. oligot otrop ophic ic lakes often rich in detritus - little organic matter - clearer water - sandy or rocky bottom - desireable fishery of large fish Freshwater Freshwater 3. Wetlands • covered by fresh water for part of the year 2. Rivers and Streams • most productive freshwater ecosystems • Body of freshwater that flows in one direction down a gradient or slope • wide variety of birds, ducks, fishes, mammals, toward its mouth amphibian, invertebrates, and reptiles • Begin at headwaters: springs, snowmelt, or lakes • act as stop-overs for migratory animals – At source: cooler temp., clearer, higher O2 levels • act as flood control and filters to clean pollutants - Freshwater trout, heterotrophs – Middle: species diversity increases: green plants and algae – marsh shes es: woody plants such as cattails – Mouth: murky from sediments, less light, less O2 – swamps: woody plants such as trees and shrubs - Catfish, carp (need less O2) • Swift rivers - fewer organisms, must adapt to currents – bogs: dominated by mosses • Slow movin ing - richer in nutrients, greater diversity of life forms 3

  4. 2/18/2013 Marine Marine 1. Oceans 1. ns • covers about 70% earth – Largest of all ecosystems • average depth 2.3 mi., deepest 6.8 mi. • approximately 3% salinity – Great diversity of species • marine organisms affected by availability of light 1. oceans – Divided into separate zones like lakes 2. coral reefs 3. estuaries Ocean Zones Marine • intertid idal – where ocean meets land - region that is covered at high tide, but exposed at low tide - organisms must withstand waves • nerit itic ic zone - inshore, shallow, high light – most organisms and species (plankton) 2. Coral Reefs 2. • coral reefs - widely distributed in warm shallow waters • oceanic ic zone - offshore, high to low light along continents, island, and atolls – less organisms that neritic – upper zone: protists, bacteria, plants - dominated by corals – lower zone: near freezing temp. • pelagic ic zone - water column; contains - contain microorganisms, invertebrates, fishes, both photic and aphotic regions sea urchins, octopuses, and sea stars • benthic ic zone - bottom surface; often pictures rich in detritus TERRE REST STIAL IAL BIOM OMES Marine Major Land Masses 1. Tundra 3. Estua tuaries es 2. Forest • areas where freshwater streams or rivers merge with the 3. Grassland ocean 4. Desert • brackish (fresh/salt) • contain algae, seaweeds, marsh grasses, and mangrove trees (only in the tropics) • support a diverse fauna, including a variety of worms, oysters, crabs, and waterfowl. 4

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