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Temperate Deciduous Forest

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Temperate Deciduous Forest

By: Nick, Danny, Kate and Lyndsey

Rainfall

rainfall ranges from 75 cm to 180 cm per year
Photo by Wild Sumatra

Temperature

range from -30C in the winter to 30C in the summer

Eastern Canada, Western Europe, Southern Australia and New Zealand

Location
Photo by Ame Otoko

Physical Features
-Seasonal changes between summer & winter are very large.
-Has four distinct seasons and a long warm growing season

Photo by dinesh_valke

Plant Adaptations


Plants grow in four to five layers.


-tall maple, oak,birch trees in canopy layer.
-shorter trees occupy the second layer.
-shrubs in the third layer.
-berries in the fourth layer
-ferns herbs and mosses on the forest floor.

Photo by mugley

Animal Adaptations
squirrels, rabbits, skunks, cougars, deer, wolves, amphibians, chipmunks, bears and bluejays.
*many birds migrate to warmer areas in the winter*

Photo by markkilner

shankoo

Photo by ushtey