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Module 1A
Distribution of the World’s Biomes
Ryan KellyHu Lab graduate student
Biomes are diverse!
Defining Biomes
A major type of terrestrial community categorized by its dominant plant form, seasonality of leaves, leaf morphology, latitude.
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Worksheet Part 1
Climate is a good (but not perfect)
predictor of Biome
Fairbanks, AKFairbanks, AK
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Champaign, IL
Worksheet Part 2
Many factors influence ecosystems