​Types of Biomes

The concept of biome was developed for terrestrial ecosystems, where the growth form of the dominant vegetation reflects climatic conditions.

• In aquatic systems, depth, water temperature, flow rate, and oxygen and nutrient concentrations are the dominant physical factors, and the structural attributes of aquatic organisms do not differ much in relation to these factors. Thus, aquatic “biomes” do not exist in the sense in which the term is applied to terrestrial ecosystem.
• The biomes can be classified via the climate zone approach of Walter and the vegetation approach exemplified by Whittaker.
• The first classifies regions on the basis of climate, within which ....