Terrestrial biome includes land ecosystems such as forests, desserts, etc whereas aquatic biome includes aquatic ecosystems such as ponds, sea, oceans, rivers, etc. Both the biomes have vertical stratification.
Vertical structure of terrestrial and aquatic biomes differ from each other. Vertical structure in terrestrial biome has the forest floor that includes root and soil layers whereas aquatic biome consists of vertical structure that depends on abiotic factors such as light, temperature, salinity, pH, etc.
