Nearctic

E687038

biogeographic realm ecozone

The Nearctic is a major biogeographic realm that encompasses most of North America, characterized by diverse climates and ecosystems ranging from Arctic tundra to deserts and temperate forests.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nearctic region	6
Nearctic realm	4

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biogeographic realm ⓘ ecozone ⓘ
borderedByRealm	Neotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ Palearctic realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	distinct flora and fauna ⓘ endemism in many taxa ⓘ high climatic diversity ⓘ
climateType	Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean ⓘ desert ⓘ subarctic ⓘ temperate ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
formsSuperRealm	Holarctic realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBiome	desert biome ⓘ grassland biome ⓘ taiga biome ⓘ temperate forest biome ⓘ tundra biome ⓘ
hasEcosystem	Arctic tundra ⓘ Mediterranean scrub ⓘ boreal forest ⓘ desert ⓘ grassland ⓘ montane ecosystems ⓘ prairie ⓘ temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ⓘ temperate coniferous forest ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasNotableFauna	bison ⓘ black bear ⓘ coyote ⓘ grizzly bear ⓘ pronghorn ⓘ raccoon ⓘ
hasNotableFlora	coniferous forests of spruce and fir ⓘ maple forests ⓘ oak forests ⓘ
includesRegion	Canada (most of territory) ⓘ Canadian Arctic Archipelago (most islands) NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland (southern part) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States (most of territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ most of North America ⓘ northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
pairedWithRealm	Palearctic realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
separatedFromRealmBy	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical regions of Mexico ⓘ
usedInDiscipline	biogeography ⓘ ecology ⓘ zoogeography ⓘ
zoogeographicKingdom	Holarctic NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meseta Central matorral → realm → Nearctic ⓘ

Nearctic ecozone → zoogeographicRegion → Nearctic ⓘ

Aleutian Islands tundra → partOf → Nearctic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nearctic realm

Hiodontidae → region → Nearctic ⓘ

California Floristic Province → partOf → Nearctic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nearctic realm

Xanthorhiza → belongsToBiogeographicRealm → Nearctic ⓘ

Myrmica → distribution → Nearctic ⓘ