Succession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil

plants of a region or era

all the plants and trees in an area

all the animal life in a particular region

latitude

longitude

altitude

attitude

Distance north or south of the equator

relating to water

relating to the land

Elevation above sea level

temperate

geography

weather

climate

altitude

longitude

latitude

attitude

climate

geography

weather

Christmas

emergent layer

rainshadow effect

desertification

deforestation

canopy

fauna

climate

flora

The tallest layer of the rain forest that receives the most sunlight.

Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.

An ecological succession that begins in an area where no biotic community previously existed

the process by which rising air on one side of a mountain releases all of its moisture so that the opposite side, or rainshadow, receives only dry air.

describes areas that experience seasonal changes

describes areas close to the equator that remain the same temperature year round

describes areas farthest from the equator that remain below freezing year round

describes areas with no measurable temperature

Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.

Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

a broad, regional type of ecosystem characterized by distinctive climate and soil conditions and a distinctive kind of biological community adapted to those conditions.

The condition an area's atmosphere at a particular time and place. Day to day changes

The tallest layer of the rain forest that receives the most sunlight.

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

First species to populate an area during primary succession

Distance north or south of the equator

Distance east or west of the prime meridian

Elevation above sea level

describe areas that experience seasonal changes

Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of the growing season

A layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of a forest canopy.

The condition an area's atmosphere at a particular time and place. Day to day changes

the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

emergent layer

understory

climate graph

deforestation

temperate

polar

tropical

longitude

warm, moist climate zone near the equator

receives the most sunlight.

the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

deforestation

aquatic

terrestrial

temperate

Distance north or south of the equator

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

all the plants and trees in an area

describe areas that experience seasonal changes