Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome
By Mrs. Birks
Climate:
- Temperature range: average 50 degree fahrenheit
- Precipitation range: 30-60 inches per year (rain and snow)
- Longitude 23.5 degrees and 55 degrees N and S
- Seasonal changes:four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter
- http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/temperateforest.html#weather
- http://people.tamu.edu/~thefairwitch-77/Geographic.html
Plants:
Maple Tree
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dforestP.html
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Hornbeam_Maple_Acer_carpinifolium_Tree_3264px.jpg
Oak Tree
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dforestP.html
Spruce Trees
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/loch_spen/Adaptations%20and%20Interactions.htm
Animals
Beaver
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Eaglecoloring.shtml
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/American_Beaver.jpg
Bald Eagle
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Eaglecoloring.shtml
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/American_Bald_Eagle,_landing.jpg
Raccoon
http://www.theanimalspot.com/raccoon.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Eaglecoloring.shtml
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Raccoon_(Procyon_lotor)_3.jpg
Natural Resources
- food
- timber
- oxygen
Threats:
We can protect this biome by recycling papers products (newspapers, use both sides of the paper). Instead of using paper towels in the bathroom, install hand dryers to cut down on waste.
Interesting Finds:
- ground layer
- herb layer
- shrub layer
- sapling layer
- tree stratum