Natale: Different Biomes

This is a picture of a temperate deciduous forest located at  42°14'11.98" -71°37'49.87".  It is deciduous because all of the foliage loses its leaves during winter months.  It is temperate because the weather in the area is warm during summer months with milder winter months (in relation to the winter months some areas experience).

This is a picture of an estuary located at 41°16'19.92" -70°12'13.33".  It is an estuary because it is a partially enclosed body of water (river) that connects to an open body of water (Nantucket Harbor), and  then flows eventually into the Atlantic Ocean.

This is a picture of an intertidal ocean located at 41°16'11.33" -70°12'04.07".  It is intertidal because the area in this picture is affected by tides and large swells.  During high tide the beach is covered with water, but during low tide the water retreats to reveal even more beach.  It is an ocean because it is an extremely large body of salt water.  It is actually the Atlantic Ocean.

This is a picture of a boreal forest located at 37°55'39.89" -82°01'10.57".  It is a boreal forest because it is mostly made of conifers.  This is actually a picture of the Appalachian Mountains.

This is a picture of a mangal, or mangrove forest biome.  It was located at 27°30'28.29" -82°42'46.26".  It is a mangrove forest biome because it is a habitat made of mangroves that protect the areas around it from large waves and other things that threaten the organisms who reside in the biome.

This is a lake biome.  It was located at 42°14'11.98" -71°37'49.87".  It is a smaller standing body of water.

This is an oceanic pelagic biome found at 41°29'39.73" -70°13'08.24".  It is open blue water in the ocean that if affected by oceanic currents.