1. Images and descriptions of the world’s biomes
Biome Types Slideshow
Images and descriptions of the world’s biomes
Central Mexico. Image Credit: Haley Wicklein
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2. The World’s Biomes

3. Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forest
Massachusetts, USA

4. Temperate Coniferous Forest
Colorado, USA
Image Credit: US Forest Service

5. Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forest
Costa Rica

6. Boreal Forest/ Taiga
Yukon, Canada

7. Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrubland
South Africa

8. Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrubland
Nevada, USA

9. Mangroves
Florida, USA

10. Desert and Xeric Shrubland
Arizona, USA

11. Rock and Ice
Antactica

12. Tundra
Greenland

13. Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

14. Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Bengalore, India

15. Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forest
Durango, Mexico

16. Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
California, USA

17. Flooded Grassland and Shrubland
Bangweulu Swamps, Zambia