ENVIROMENTAL

SCIENCE
HERMO PAOLO NICO P

FOREST GRASSLAND
F OR E S T IS A DENS E GR A S S LA ND IS AN
COLLE CT ION OF A R E A DO MINAT ED BY
T R E E S C OVERING A GR A S S O R GRAS S LIK E
R E LA T IV ELY LARGE V E GE T A T ION.
A R E A LA RGER T HAN R E CE IV E S OME T H E S OI L OF T HE
WOODS . PR E CIPI T AT ION GR A S S LA ND IS
F OR E S T S OCCUPY F E R T ILE AND
T H E MOS T CONT AINS ENOUGH
F A V OU R A BLE A MOU NT OF
E NV IR ON MENT S , MOIS T U R E AND
WH E R E MOIS T URE IS OT H E R N ECES S ARY
A DE QUAT E F OR S OIL NU T RIENT S
GR OWT H AND
S U R V IV A L OF A T ALL,
DE NS E V EGET AT ION
DOMINAT ED BY
TREES
H E R B IV O RES AND
CA R NIV O RES EX IS T ED

E COS Y S T EM
NU T R IE N T CY CLE S CA R CIT Y OF T REES
T E R R E S T RIAL LAND.

DESERT T H E S OI L OF DES ERT

R E GIONS ARE DRY
A ND MOS T LY MADE
OU T OF S AND. AND
T H IS T Y PE OF S OIL IS
NOT F E R T ILE AT ALL.
DE S E R T S ARE F OUND
WH E R E MOIS T URE IS
S O LA CK ING T HAT A
CONT INU OUS ,
PE R MA NE NT
V E GE T A T ION COVER
CA NNOT BE
MA INT A I NED.