Desert Ecosystem

  • The characteristics of desert ecosystem include sparse vegetation, harsh temperatures, less than 10 cm rainfall per year, extremely low humidity in the atmosphere, hot and dry desert areas, etc.
  • Desert ecosystems exist throughout the world and cover approximately 17 percent of desert areas.
  • Desert ecosystems are home to a wide variety of fauna, including: camels, foxes, jackals, owls, hyenas, wild goats and sheep, vultures, scorpions, ostriches, hawks, snakes, lizards and desert reptiles.
  • Some notable examples of desert flora include brittle bush, desert ironwood, chain fruit cholla, Joshua tree, palo verde, jumping cholla, ocotillo, pancake prickly pear cactus, soaptree yucca, and Mojave ....
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