Glossary Biomes forest A freshwater biomes abyssal freshwater marsh Alpine G aquatic glade Arctic grasslands B H bayou habitat benthic zone hadal biome heath bog highland boreal forest hydrothermal vent broadleaf forest I C intertidal zone campo J cave jungle chaparral K city kelp forest coastal river L cold seep lacustrine coniferous forest land cave coral reef littoral zone D M deciduous forest mangrove forest deep sea marine biomes deep sea trench marsh desert marshland disphotic zone meadow E Mediterranean forest ecoregion Mediterranean scrub ecosystem Mediterranean woodland ecozone mire euphotic zone mixed forest F montane grassland fen moor flooded grassland N floodplain neritic zone northern coniferous forest terrestrial biomes O terrestrial cave ocean open sea tide pools P tropical rainforest pack ice tundra palustrine U pampas upland river peat bog V peat swamp veldt peatland W pelagic zone wet meadow playa wetland polar woodland polar desert woods pond X prairie xeric shrubland Q quagmire R rainforest riparian zone river delta S salt marsh savanna sclerophyll forest scrub sea cave sea trench shrubland slough steppe swamp T taiga temperate deciduous forest temperate rainforest