Biome
The natural ecosystems on global scale having almost similar biotic and a biotic conditions are called as biome. A Biome is a major ecological region of distinctive plant and animal group well adapted to the physical environment of its distribution area. The studies of biomes include study of global distribution Patten of climate, soil, plants and animals as well as their special adaptations to the regional climate.
Vegetation is the most dominant component of biomes due to their enormous biomass. Vegetation and climate in turn are inter-related and world is divided into different biomes on the basis of major world climates, as following:
1. Terrestrial Biome
(a) Tundra Biome
(b) Temperate Biome – Taiga Forest; Temperate Deciduous Forest; Temperate Grassland ; and Mediterranean
(c) Tropical Biome - Desert; Tropical savanna ; and Tropical Forest
2. Freshwater Biome
3. Marine Biome
We will study Monsoon Biome which is actually included in Deciduous Forest Biome under Tropical Biome.
Monsoon Forest Biome
