Biomes- Marine and Tropical Rainforest
The world is full of many different biomes. The ones I am most fascinated by are the tropical rainforest biome and the marine biome. Each is interesting in its own way. I have decided to narrow the marine biome down and focus on the Pacific Ocean. I am interested to see how these two compare and contrast.
Although it may seem that our climate does not affect the marine biome, it does. During El Nino, the trade winds slacken and sometimes even change direction. This change in our climate affects the southern pacific ocean greatly. A big pocket of hot water moves from the eastern coast of Australia to the western coast of South America. This is just one example of how our climate affects this biome. The marine biome affects our climate as well. So much water is evaporated from this biome. This means that the earth will experience enough rain for crops to grow. It also provides wind to help circulate the air around us and it affects......
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