desert ecosystem
Dry land community
A desert ecosystem is a biological community adapted to arid conditions—typically areas receiving less than 10 inches of annual rainfall.
Plants like cacti and animals like lizards have evolved to conserve water and tolerate extreme temperatures.
Despite appearing barren, deserts support complex food webs: The Sonoran desert ecosystem includes saguaros, roadrunners, and rattlesnakes.
- sand dunesWind-sculpted sediment formations
- shifting sandsConstantly relocating desert terrain
- scorpionsVenomous tailed arachnids
- xerophytesDrought-tolerant plant species
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
aridity · water scarcity · desertification · camels · ephemeral streams · overgrazing · symbiotic relationships · flash floods · nocturnal activity · succulents · seasonal migrations · baobab · fennec foxes · food web · wind erosion · sagebrush · thermoregulation · dry
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- Arabian ecologycamels, dunes, gazelles, oryx, wadis
- Joshua TreeJoshua trees, yuccas, yucca, rock formations, boulders
- ecologyhabitat, balance, niche, food webs, food chain
- Australian OutbackUluru, outback, red sand, red earth, Ayers Rock
desert ecosystemrainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
tropical rainforest · temperate rainforest · jungle · swamp · wetland
desert ecosystemtropical rainforest
Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
jungle · old-growth forest · temperate forest · boreal forest · deciduous forest
desert ecosystemtropical rainforest
Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
coral reef · jungle · old-growth forest · kelp forest · Amazon rainforest