Deserts and xeric shrublands

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Deserts and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by a dry climate. Deserts and xeric shrublands occur in tropical, subtropical, and temperate climate regions.

It is characterized by

• rainfall : almost none
• temperature : hot or cold
• soil : very limited
• plants : very sparse (succulents)
• animal : very sparse (insect, reptiles, arachnids, nocturnal birds)

Colorado's San Luis Valley is a typical cold xeric shrubland located in the temperate zone at high elevation although it does deviate from the general description in being densely populated with small animals and their predators.

See also

• desert
• Shrub-steppe
• Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
• Sagebrush steppe

Desert and xeric shrublands ecoregions

Template:Afrotropic deserts and xeric shrublands Template:Australasia deserts and xeric shrublands Template:Indomalaya deserts and xeric shrublands Template:Nearctic deserts and xeric shrublands Template:Neotropic deserts and xeric shrublands Template:Paleartic deserts and xeric shrublands

Ecozones

Afrotropic · Antarctic · Australasia · Indomalaya · Nearctic · Neotropic · Oceania · Palearctic

Terrestrial biomes

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests · Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests · Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests · Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests · Temperate coniferous forests · Boreal forests/taiga ·Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands · Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands · Flooded grasslands and savannas · Montane grasslands and shrublands · Tundra ·Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub · Deserts and xeric shrublands · Mangrove

External links

• Deserts and xeric shrublands (World Wildlife Fund)
• Map of the ecozonesfr:Déserts et broussailles xérophytes