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