Question

write some of the terrestrial ecosystems with their characteristic features

Answer 1

Desert Ecosystems. The amount of rainfall is the primary abiotic determining factor of a desert ecosystem.

Forest Ecosystems. About one third of the Earth's land is covered in forest.

Taiga Ecosystems.

Grassland Ecosystems.

Tundra.

Characteristics include :

1) Lower availability of water ( as compared to aquatic ecosystems) and the consequent importance of water as a limiting factor.

2) Greater temperature fluctuations on both a diurnal and seasonal basis.

3) There is greater availability of light favoured by a transparent atmosphere.