VEGETATION
There are very few trees in the desert of Dubai. One of the most common plants are short ground- hugging bushes. One tree there is, though, is the Ghaf tree. Ghaf trees have gray-green leaves with pointed tips.
BIOTIC FEATURES
Consumers
- Herbivore: Camels Arabian camels known as dromedary camels have only one hump. -Carnivore: Arabian Red Fox The Arabian Red Fox is found throughout the U.A.E and can adapt to different habitats. -Omnivore: Desert Hedgehog This hedgehog forages on the ground for a range of insects and other invertebrate prey, as well as some small vertebrates, the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds, and sometimes even scorpions. It has also been reported to occasionally take plant matter, including fruit. They can be found in U.A.E deserts. |