A total of 14 Major Habitat Types reflect the diverse array of organisms adapted to life on land. These habitats range from the wettest of forest types to the driest and hottest desert conditions. Moreover, terrestrial communities represented here include the full extent of continental topographic relief: from mangrove forests by the sea to the alpine meadows of the Himalayas.
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- Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Tropical & Suptropical Coniferous Forests
- Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Temperate Coniferous Forests
- Boreal Forests / Taiga
- Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Flooded Grasslands & Savannas
- Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Tundra
- Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Mangroves
