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Temperate Forest

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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TEMPERATE FOREST BY GIANA AND ALEXANDRIA

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LOCATIONS OF BIOME AROUND THE WORLD

  • Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  • North America, South America
  • Asia, Africa
  • Australia, Europe
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PRECIPITATION

  • 20-60 inches
  • Annually
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TEMPERATURE

  • High of 86 degrees Fahrenheit in summer
  • In cold winter with lows of -22 degrees Fahrenheit
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ABIOTIC FACTORS

Photo by kevin dooley
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FOREST FIRES

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WIND

  • "Winds made branches and trees fall
  • Begins the process that returns nutrients captured in plants back to soil"
Photo by Alexandre Moreau | Photography
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SUNLIGHT

  • Basic building block of life
  • All plants need sunlight to survive
Photo by Frank Wuestefeld
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WATER

  • Plants and animals need for survival
Photo by ecstaticist
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ADAPTATIONS

  • In autumn deciduous trees drop their leaves
  • That minimizes water loss
  • Broad leaves capture a lot of sunlight for a tree
  • Many trees have thick bark to protect against cold winters
Photo by seanmcgrath
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ENDANGERED ANIMALS

  • Helped balance the forest by keeping other animal's pop. in check
  • Red wolves played an important role in the temperate forest
  • Preyed on animals that damaged crops, plants, and farm equipment
  • Red wolves help to keep the entire food chain on balance
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FOOD CHAIN

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HUMAN IMPACT

  • Human pop. Is high in the forest
  • Fairly pleasant climate and very productive of harvest plants and animal life
  • Because the soil is rich, much of the forest is cleared for growing crops
  • Article in link below
  • http://leavesittous.weebly.com/human-impacts.html
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Alexandria Siravo