Rapid climate change is upending plant life in the Arctic. A new study in Nature shows how one of the most fragile ecosystems ...

The biome concept organizes large ... temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous forests, and tundra (Figure 4). Tropical forests are found in areas ...

For instance, during periods of cold, desert landscapes prevail in the tropics, whereas polar regions exhibit cold-temperate vegetation and tundra ecosystems. On the other hand, warmer climates ...

Tundra Cold ... but low-lying plants such as mosses thrive. Reindeer and Arctic foxes live here. Deciduous forests Temperate climates, which means that they are not too hot or too cold.