North American terrestrial ecosystems

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biome complex ecological system

North American terrestrial ecosystems encompass the continent’s diverse land-based habitats—from tundra and boreal forests to grasslands and deserts—supporting a wide range of plant and animal communities shaped by varied climates and geologic histories.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
North American ecosystems	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biome complex ⓘ ecological system ⓘ
characterizedBy	distinct species assemblages ⓘ ecotones between biomes ⓘ elevational biodiversity gradients ⓘ latitudinal biodiversity gradients ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
includeBiome	Mediterranean woodland and scrub ⓘ alpine tundra ⓘ boreal forest ⓘ chaparral ⓘ desert ⓘ montane forest ⓘ prairie ⓘ steppe ⓘ temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ⓘ temperate coniferous forest ⓘ temperate grassland ⓘ tropical dry forest ⓘ tropical moist forest ⓘ tundra ⓘ wetland-associated terrestrial margins ⓘ
includeRegion	Arctic tundra of northern Canada and Alaska ⓘ California chaparral and woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Chihuahuan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Plains grasslands ⓘ Mojave Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountain montane and subalpine forests ⓘ Sierra Madre montane forests NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonoran Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ boreal forest belt of Canada and Alaska ⓘ eastern deciduous forests of the United States and Canada ⓘ tropical forests of southern Mexico and Central America ⓘ
majorClimaticZone	arctic ⓘ subarctic ⓘ subtropical ⓘ temperate ⓘ tropical ⓘ
provideService	biodiversity maintenance ⓘ carbon sequestration ⓘ cultural and recreational values ⓘ soil formation and retention ⓘ water regulation ⓘ
realm	Nearctic realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
shapedBy	climate gradients ⓘ fire regimes ⓘ glacial history ⓘ human land use ⓘ hydrology ⓘ orogeny ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ
spatialExtent	Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Central American highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland (ice-free areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
support	animal communities ⓘ fungal communities ⓘ microbial communities ⓘ plant communities ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ invasive species ⓘ land conversion for agriculture ⓘ pollution ⓘ urbanization ⓘ

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GABI → affectedRegion → North American terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ

The Ecology of North America → mainSubject → North American terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American ecosystems