What are the main biomes of Wisconsin?
According to several botanists and plant community ecologists,
there are officially three biomes in Wisconsin: the prairie, the
taiga or boreal forest, and the deciduous forest. Other ecologists
would mention additional biomes, that is, areas with geographic and
climatic boundaries that are defined by their unique vegetation and
contain animals with distinct adaptations suited for these
environments. These additonal biomes might include the oak savanna,
pine barrens, and northern coniferous forests. Within the larger
geographic areas called biomes, there exist smaller regions called
'natural communities." Whether labeled a biome, or a natural
community, these regions generally don't possess sharp boundaries,
but gradually transition into one another, as soil type, latitude,
fire frequency, climate or precipitation ratios change.