### biome | desert:

Arid desert
* are home to a wide variety of rodents and their coyote predators.
* exist within a few miles of lush forests.

Coastal desert
* are in moderately cool to warm areas.
* form where there cold ocean current offshore.
* house a variety of plants.

### biome | desert:

Cold desert
* Some cold deserts have a short season of above-freezing temperatures
  - features
* are covered with snow or ice.
* have grasses and shrubs as dominant vegetation.
* receive their precipitation as snow.
+ Desert, Cold deserts
  * There are hot deserts and cold deserts. Cold deserts are covered with snow or ice. Some cold deserts have a short season of above-freezing temperatures. These deserts are called tundra. If the temperature of cold deserts remains below freezing year-round, they are called ice cap.

Hot desert
* Some hot deserts have at least one permanent stream.
* climates feature hot, typically exceptionally hot, periods of the year.

### biome | desert:

Subtropical desert
* are the hottest, with parched terrain and rapid evaporation.
* have very hot summers and warm winters, with little rain.
+ Subtropics: Geography
  * The 'subtropics' are a climatic region of the world. They lie bewtween the tropics and Temperate zones. The temperate zones are more towards the geographical poles, the tropics are more towards the equator. Humid subtropical areas have hot summers and mild to warm winters with abundant rainfall. Mediterranean climates are considered subtropical. Subtropical deserts have very hot summers and warm winters, with little rain. Different subtropical areas have different types of plants. Humid subtropical areas have evergreen and deciduous trees, Mediterranean areas have scrub, and deserts have cacti.

True desert
* have very few plants.
* is never as green, and always has more space between individual plants.

### biome | grassland:

Lea
* Most LEAs are public schools in the local community.
* carries chocolate and has the bone coat and broad top of head with the tinniest of ears.
* is grassland

### biome | grassland:

Meadow
* Most meadows attract deer.
* Most meadows have diversity
  - ecological characteristics
* Some meadows are dominated by grass
  - attract butterflies
* also attract mammals ranging in size from field mice to deer.
* are flat grassy lands usually found near rivers
  - home to wood ducks, great blue herons, warbling vireos, warblers and black bears
  - located in countrysides
  - lows
  - part of nature
* burst forth with flowers that nourish deer, birds, and butterflies.
* contrast between wetlands, rock outcrops, heavy forests, and open grasslands.
* have characteristics
* produce a profusion of wildflowers during the brief summer.
* provide foraging habitats for birds and for mammals such as caribou, moose, and voles.
* remain open grasslands because annual mowing keeps trees out.

### biome | grassland | meadow:

Alpine meadow
* Most alpine meadows have diversity.
* Some alpine meadows open the ridgetops.
* are common where prolonged snowmelt keeps the soil moist all summer
* extend for miles in places.

Open meadow
* Some open meadows are dominated by grass.
* are alive with colors and fragrances throughout the summer.

Seagrass meadow
* are protective nursery areas for many estuarine and ocean fish.
* provide food and refuge for many marine animals.

Wet meadow
* are flooded in the spring and dry by fall.
* provide one of four known nesting sites in Oregon for the upland sandpiper.

Open grassland
* Most open grassland contains trees.
* Most open grassland is dominated by grass
  - wallaby grass
* Some open grassland dominates environments.
* scattered through woodlands provide brood range for turkeys and grouse.