5944615858 | Low NPP | small acidic soils, low precipitation, cold winters, short summers, frozen soil | 0 | |
5944615859 | High NPP | stable temp, high sunlight, stable yearly precipitation, "happy plants", distinct seasons, warm summers, all precipitation in 1 season, mild weather | 1 | |
5944617816 | Tropical Rainforest Biome | Low, clay soil. High, stable precipitation. Stable warm temps. Highest NPP. High resilience. Near Equator | 2 | |
5944619393 | Tundra | Low nutrients, permafrost. Low precipitation, snow. Cool summers, very cold winters. Lowest NPP. Low resilience. Near the poles or tops of high mountains | 3 | |
5944624318 | Desert | Sandy soil, some nutrients. Very low precipitation as rain. Hot summers, cool winters. 2nd lowest NPP. Low resilience. 30N/30S, Inland, side of coastal mountains | 4 | |
5944630171 | Temperate Deciduous Forest | High soil nutrients. Even precipitation year round. Warm summers, cold winters. Medium NPP and resilience. East U.S., China, Europe, Near the coast inland | 5 | |
5944634339 | Temperate Grassland | Low- medium soil nutrients. Medium precipitation, some snow in winder, rain in summer. Warm summers, cold winters. Medium NPP and medium resilience. 30-60N/S Next to TDF, but higher | 6 | |
5944634340 | Tropical Grassland | Low- medium soil nutrients. Medium precipitation, wet 6 months, dry 6 months. Stable, warm temperature year-round. Low/medium NPP and medium resilience. Globally near equator. | 7 | |
5944635431 | Coniferous Boreal/Taiga | Shallow soil, acidic. Low precipitation, snow in winter. Mild + cold temps. Lowish NPP and resilience. Only northern hemisphere 50-70N | 8 | |
5944636206 | Chaparral | Low soil nutrients. Low precipitation, rains in the winter. Warm and mild temps. Low NPP and resilience. 30-35N/S Costal | 9 |
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