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Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands is a biome in which the climate is very dry, either hot or cold
It is characterized by
- water : almost none
- temperature : hot or cold
- soil : very limited
- plants : very sparse (succulents[?])
- animal : very sparse (insect, reptiles, arachnids, nocturnal birds[?])
See also desert -- List of Deserts and Xeric Shrublands ecoregions[?]
- more on this biome (http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/habitat/habitat13.htm)
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