The tropical forest biome is estimated to contain over half ... height of the water table and soil depth can be distinguished by their relative abundance of trees and grass. Repetitive dry season ...

Urbanization reshapes soil microbes in surprising ways—bacteria adapt and become alike, while fungi resist change.

Forests provide many ecosystem services, including microclimate regulation, biodiversity preservation, air and water purification, and soil protection. Together with the oceans, they are one of the ...

Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations ...

They eat mud from riverbanks in the forest ... the biomes. There is very little rain or snow and the temperatures are freezing. Winters are long and summers are short. Part of the soil is frozen ...

It’s a terrestrial biome found in the temperate ... which means that the soil is poor and acidic. Lots of animals inhabit this coniferous forest, including the Siberian flying squirrel - and ...

Conversely, in unfavourable climates and poor soils, conservative species ... tropical forests, boreal forests, grasslands and the Mediterranean biome.