Table 5 Different types of global vegetation (biomes)
1. Polar desert, polar tundra | 16. Dry steppe |
|---|---|
2. Tundra | 17. Sub-boreal desert |
3. Mountainous tundra | 18. Sub-boreal saline desert |
4. Forest tundra | 19. Subtropical semi-desert |
5. North taiga | 20. Subtropical desert |
6. Middle taiga | 21. Mountainous desert |
7. South taiga | 22. Alpine and Sub-alpine meadows |
8. Temperate mixed forest | 23. Evergreen tropical rain forest |
9. Aspen-Birch lower taiga | 24. Deciduous tropical forest |
10. Deciduous forest | 25. Tropical xerophyte woodland |
11. Subtropical deciduous and coniferous forest | 26. Tropical savannah |
12. Xerophyte woods and shrubs | 27. Tropical desert |
13. Forest steppe | 28. Mangrove forest |
14. Temperate dry steppe (including mountainous) | 29. Saline land |
15. Savannah | 30. Subtropical and tropical woodland, tugaj shrubs |