Temperate Forest
By: Cole Krauter & Colin Wei
About the Temperate Forest
The temperate rainforest is found both in the northern and the southern hemisphere. It is only in temperate regions and mainly has tall and large trees as one of the key characteristics. It mainly is home to deciduous trees. The temperate forest is home to many types on animals and insects. These animals had to adapt to thrive in the temperate rainforest like they do.
Temperate Forest
Plants have adapted their leaves to fit with the seasons. When the seasons change so do the leaves. This helps them survive throughout the year.
Asian Black Bear
This bear has a coat with thick layers protecting them from the cool weather. In the winter they go into hibernation like most other bears.
Clouded Leapord
The clouded leopards have variation is patterns that help them hide in the thick foliage helping them hunt.
Location/Weather
It is located in Mainly in China, Japan, Spain, South Africa, Himalayas. The average temperature 50˚F and summer get up to 70˚F. Winter can get as low as below freezing. The average rainfall is 30 to 60 inches. In the winter instead of rain snow falls. In the fall the leaves change and fall off.
Interdependency Between Organism
The Interdependency between organisms is when plants and animals benefit each other. For example trees in a temperate forest provide homes for animals such as the macaw and owls. Another example is when an animal spreads seeds of plants to help the growth and spreading of plants.
Food Web Changes
When the new species was put in it started eating things that the cougar would normally eat. This created competition between the tiger and the cougar. Both species would loose population and disrupt the whole food web because the animals they feed on are also going to loose in number which will make other species grow and other disappear. When a species was taken out like the owl other animals like the red tree vole's population would increase because there would be nothing to eat them. Then the food would start to go down and then multiple species would be effected. This would go around the whole food web and effect almost every animal.