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Posted On OceansDeep Oceans – Abyssal Plains, Trenches and their Bizarre Life
Oceanography – the nature of the vast oceans and their ecosystems. The largest of the world’s biomes is the one…
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Posted On OceansShallow Seas – Continental Shelf, Coral, Plankton and Kelp
Coral Reefs, seaweed, kelp and plankton. Just a handful of lifeforms that we find in waters where light can reach,…
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Posted On ClimatesThe Subtropical Question – More on Oceanic and Humid Subtropical Climates
New York is Subtropical. Really? According to the Koppen Climate Classification, it has the same Humid Subtropical Climate as New…
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Posted On BiomeHighlands – Montane Forests, Alpine Meadows, Tropical Moorlands
What happens when you take one of the many sea-level biomes that we’ve looked at in this series, and climb…
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Posted On ClimatesMicroclimates – Sudden climatic shifts over just a few miles
Microclimates – dramatic shifts in temperature, rainfall or both over just a few kilometers or miles. How are these sudden…
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Posted On Nation StatesThe Philippines: History, Geography, Economy & Culture
An archipelago of 7,600 islands, where South-East Asia meets the Pacific. The Philippine Islands are the large islands of Luzon…
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Posted On BiomeWetlands – Mangroves, Marshes and Bogs
The world’s wetlands are aquatic biomes that are among the most complex and biodiverse on our planet. They can occur…
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City of Fog – The Climate of Lima, Peru
A nation’s capital, a sprawling city of 10 million people. This city lies between some of the highest peaks in…
