Deciduous Forests

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Deciduous Forests

• By Jeff Mingus and Rowdy Harger
• (co-starring James Stevens)

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Locations

• Deciduous forests are located in the eastern half
  of north America, middle Europe, southwest
  Russia, Japan, and eastern China.
• Also in parts of eastern Australia, and southern
  south America.

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Map of Areas
Picture from http//www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deci
duous_forest.htm
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Animals Living in the Biome

• American bald eagle, American black bear, coyote,
  duckbill platypus, eastern chipmunk, European red
  squirrel, fat dormouse, least weasel,
  white-tailed deer, aspic viper, gray squirrel,
  cardinal, and many other animals.

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Pictures

• American bald eagle Coyote

Both pictures from http//www.blueplanetbiomes.or
g/deciduous_animal_page.htm
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More Pictures

• Duckbill Platypus

• European Red Squirrel

Both Pictures from http//www.blueplanetbiomes.or
g/deciduous_animal_page.htm
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More Pictures

• Least Weasel

• Fat Dormouse

Both Pictures from http//www.blueplanetbiomes.or
g/deciduous_animal_page.htm
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Plants Living in this Biome

• American beech, carpet moss, common lime, guelder
  rose, lady fern, northern arrowwood, pecan,
  shagbark hickory, tawny milksap mushroom, white
  birch, white oak, and many other plants as well.

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Pictures

• American Beech

• Carpet Moss

Both Pictures from http//www.blueplanetbiomes.or
g/deciduous_plant_page.htm
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More Pictures

• Guelder Rose

• Shagbark Hickory

Both Pictures from http//www.blueplanetbiomes.or
g/deciduous_plant_page.htm
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More Pictures

• Tawny Milksap Mushroom

• White Oak

Both Pictures from http//www.blueplanetbiomes.or
g/deciduous_plant_page.htm
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Unique Features

• The deciduous forests soil is richer than that
  of the boreal forests soil.
• The forests canopy is thinner than most forests,
  allowing more light and heat to penetrate and
  reach the plants on the forest floor.
• Smaller cold blooded animals can live on the
  forest floor because of the thin canopy.

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Climate Features

• The temperature range is from around 70 degrees
  Fahrenheit in the summer, to around 50 degrees
  Fahrenheit in the winter.
• The Average precipitation is 30-60 inches a year.
• Almost all of the worlds deciduous forest is
  located by an ocean.

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