Question

What are the characteristics of a desert ecosystem? Give examples

Answer 1

Characteristics and climate of deserts. See where deserts are found on this biomes map. Deserts have extreme temperatures. During the day the temperature may reach 50°C, when at night it may fall to below 0°C. Deserts have less than 250 mm of rainfall per year.

Answer 2

Deserts receive less than 25 cm of rainfall each year and rainfall is very irregular. Parts of the Sahara can go years without any rain at all. - Deserts experience a wide range of temperature from day to night.