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Title: Deciduous forest


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Deciduous forest
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Deciduous Forests
  • Climate moderate
  • Temps 30 90o (cool winters warm summers)
  • Precip about 60 80 per year
  • Dominant plants are deciduous plants (lose their
    leaves in the winter) ex oak maple trees
  • Location outside of the tropics

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Plant adaptations
  • Deciduous conserves energy
  • Hard woods
  • Some have protective sap

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Animal adaptations
  • Hibernate or migrate
  • Many herbivores
  • Camouflage mimicry

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Taiga
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Taiga
  • AKA Boreal forest Coniferous forest
  • Climate colder dryer than Dec. forests
  • Temp -20 ? 80o (long cold winters, short, cool
    summers)
  • Precip 60-80 (mostly snow)
  • Dominate plants coniferous softwoods (fir,
    pine, spruce, etc)
  • Location just below the Tundra

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Plant adaptations
  • Soft woods conifers
  • evergreens shed snow easily, keep leaves in
    winter
  • Some have needle-like leaves
  • Acidic soil plants caused
  • Relatively low nutrient plants

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Animal adaptations
  • Hibernate or migrate
  • Thicker fur, winter coats/summer coats
  • Some move between the tundra or deciduous forests
  • Some camouflage

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Threats to Deciduous Coniferous forests
  • Deforestation/logging
  • Development
  • Pollution
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