Other collectors are individual plant enthusiasts who are after rare ... The Succulent Karoo Biome in South Africa is the world's only hot arid biodiversity hotspot. An area of 116,000km² ...

The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological variation. Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation ... Central and South America possess half of the ...

Grasses are the main plants. The largest grasslands are found in East Africa. Zebras, giraffes, elephants and rhinos all live in grasslands. The tundra is the coldest of all the biomes.