where similar animals and plants live. Some of the world’s main biomes include rainforest, desert, savannah, grassland, woodland and tundra. Each biome has characteristics that make it unique ...

The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological variation. Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation, and are mainly determined by temperature and rainfall.

To shed light on this often-overlooked habitat, the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) ...