Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Deserts and Xeric Shrublands is a biome in which the climate is very dry, either hot or cold

It is characterized by

• water : almost none
• temperature : hot or cold
• soil : very limited
• plants : very sparse (succulents[?])
• animal : very sparse (insect, reptiles, arachnids, nocturnal birds[?])

See also desert -- List of Deserts and Xeric Shrublands ecoregions[?]

External link

• more on this biome (http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/habitat/habitat13.htm)