Desert
Title | Info |
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Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Ecosystems | Deserts |
Lessons | Ecosystem Sampler |
Location | Hawaii,USA,North America |
Kau Desert, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Due to the consistent northeast trade winds and the rain shadow created by the island's volcanoes, this spectacularly dry and lifeless desert exists just four miles (six km) from a tropical rainforest.