Back Təbii zonalar Azerbaijani Прыродная зона Byelorussian Физикогеографски зони Bulgarian Ecosistema terrestre Spanish Loodusvöönd Estonian Ekosistem darat ID Ecosistema terrestre Italian Табиғат зоналары Kazakh Копнен екосистем Macedonian Sirnakkoo lafaawoo (Afan)/Oromoor/Oriya
Terrestrial ecosystems are ecosystems that are found on land. Examples include tundra, taiga, temperate deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grassland, deserts.[1]
Terrestrial ecosystems differ from aquatic ecosystems by the predominant presence of soil rather than water at the surface and by the extension of plants above this soil/water surface in terrestrial ecosystems. There is a wide range of water availability among terrestrial ecosystems (including water scarcity in some cases), whereas water is seldom a limiting factor to organisms in aquatic ecosystems. Because water buffers temperature fluctuations, terrestrial ecosystems usually experience greater diurnal and seasonal temperature fluctuations than do aquatic ecosystems in similar climates.[2]
Terrestrial ecosystems are of particular importance especially in meeting Sustainable Development Goal 15 that targets the conservation-restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.[3]
- ^ "ecosystem definition examples and types". 22 May 2019.
- ^ McNaughton, Samuel J. (2021). "Terrestrial ecosystems". doi:10.1036/1097-8542.685500.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "goal 15 targets".