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Submitted by kruzzoli on Thu, 11/08/2018 - 15:55

Biome 2 doesn’t have a direct match to an earth biome however it does follow a similar seasonal pattern to a tropical rainforest. Rainforests have little seasonal variation and therefore have pretty consistent precipitation and temperature patterns throughout the year. Because the data on biome 2 shows little seasonal variation it can be expected that this biome is located near the equator. The closer to the equator you get, the less of an effect the axis has on climate, so there is little variation. I would predict this biome to be equatorial because of the lack of seasonal variation. I would not consider it to be a tropical rainforest however because it has much less average precipitation and a much lower average temperature. The lack of precipitation would not allow for the abundance of species found in a rainforest. You might expect to see similar plants, as in ones that are not acclimated to seasonal change. They would not lose their leaves in the winter. You would expect to see a lot of vegetation year round because their is still substantial rainfall and there is never a period of freezing temperatures that would prevent the growth of many plants.

 

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