위도에 따른 식생 분포

Average precipitation and average temperature, acting together as limiting factors over a long time,
help to determine the type of desert, grassland, or forest i
n any particular area, and thus the types of plants, animals, and decomposers found in that area
(assuming it has not been disturbed by human activities).

출처 : Environmental Science by G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman (15th) (2016) National Geographic - 135page

Biomes and climate both change with elevation (left), as well as with latitude (right).

출처 : Environmental Science by G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman (15th) (2016) National Geographic - 135page