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TDW

soil- brown earth, deep, fertile

Adaptions- broad leaves, bluebells before leaves, thick bark for winter, shallow and deep roots, tall canopy 30m

Location-above northern hemisphere, Europe, east America, south Asia, Australia, new Zealand.

Climate-16-20*c- 950-1500mm per year

Epping forest

Uses-tourist 50km trail, camp sights, deer hunting, cattle

Protecting-pollarding, re-planting, education, designated paths, protect ancient trees

TRF

soil-latosol, thin layer of nutrients, lots of leaching, infertile

Adaptions-butchess roots, drip tip leaves only grow leaves at top, wide bases thin trunks, ephidites stay in emergent layer, linards grow.

location- straddles around the tropics, Africa, Asia, South America

climate-27-30*c, 2000-3000mm per year

Amazon

uses- commercial farming, wood, roads, mines (the grand Carajas mine), housing, dam

Protection- pay off debt, re-planting, selective logging, helicopter logging, eco tourism, nature reserve

HD

soil-laterite, sand small pieces of rock, little organic matter.

Adaptions-saguaro cactus ridged skin for expanding, thorns for reduce water loss, deep roots, sage bush has roots reaching 25m deep getting to water deposits, Joshua tree has spikes to reduce water loss.

location- west America, Africa, south America

Climate 35-40*c, less than 250mm per year.

Sonoran desert

Uses- tourists (Las Vegas), commercial farming, mining, retirement migration.

protection- Buffer zones, plant protection program, protecting pygmy owl.