Desert | Definition, Climate, Animals, Plants, & Types | Britannica
6 天之前 · Desert, any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of Earth’s major types of ecosystems, supporting a community of plants and animals specially adapted to the harsh environment. In deserts, trees are usually absent, and shrubs or herbaceous plants provide only very incomplete ground cover.
Desert - Adaptation, Ecosystems, Communities | Britannica
6 天之前 · Desert - Adaptation, Ecosystems, Communities: Desert plants and animals have many peculiar adaptations that enable them to survive long periods of moisture shortage and to take maximal advantage of short, infrequent wet periods.
Sonoran Desert | Map, Plants, Animals, & Facts | Britannica
2025年1月2日 · Desert bighorn sheep, mule deer, collared peccaries (commonly known as javelinas), mountain lions, gray foxes, and coyotes make their homes in the desert. Other typical residents include desert tortoises, Gila monsters, tarantulas, scorpions, and …
Definition, Animals, Plants, Climate, & Facts - Britannica
2024年12月9日 · The largest areas of natural grassland—those resulting from climatic dryness—can be classified into two broad categories: tropical grasslands, which generally lie between the belts of tropical forest and desert; and temperate grasslands, which generally lie between deserts and temperate forests.
Desert - Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems | Britannica
2025年1月14日 · Desert - Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems: In most cases floristic links among desert regions are indicated by the presence of related species; it is unusual for identical species to be found in more than one region, except where they have been introduced by humans.
Egypt - Desert, Nile, Wildlife | Britannica
2025年1月16日 · The largest wild animal is the aoudad (a type of bearded sheep), which survives in the southern fastnesses of the Western Desert. Other desert animals are the Dorcas gazelle, the fennec (a small, desert-dwelling fox), the Nubian ibex, the Egyptian hare, and two kinds of jerboa (a mouselike rodent with long hind legs for jumping).
Mexico - Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems | Britannica
3 天之前 · Mexico is one of the world’s more biologically diverse countries, encompassing vast deserts, tropical rainforests, mangrove swamps, and alpine ecosystems and supporting a wide range of reptiles and mammals, as well as myriad other types of animals.
Sahara - Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems | Britannica
2024年12月28日 · Prominent among the relict woody plants of the Saharan highlands are species of olive, cypress, and mastic trees. Other woody plants found in the highlands and elsewhere in the desert include species of Acacia and Artemisia, doum palm, oleander, date palm, and thyme.
desert - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Desert plants and animals have features that help them survive in the dry climate. Some plants have special roots that help them absorb the small amount of water that is available. Cacti and yuccas are common desert plants. Desert animals include camels, gazelles, snakes, lizards, and small rodents. Few people live in deserts.
Desert - Climate, Ecosystems, Adaptations | Britannica
6 天之前 · The local topographic and microclimatic variations produced by this rugged surface, and the opportunities for runoff—and in a few places surface accumulation—of rainwater, are important in providing localized habitats for plants and animals.