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Temperate Deciduous Forest. Deciduous – To shed. The most important thing is…. Location, location, location!!. Europe. Asia. Eastern U.S. S. Chile. S.E. Australia. New Zealand. Rainfall. Northern Bobwhite Quail. Colinus virginianus. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Temperate Deciduous Forest
Deciduous – To shed
The most important thing is…
Location, location, location!!
Eastern U.S.
Asia
Europe
S. Chile
S.E. Australia New Zealand
Rainfall
Colinus virginianus
Northern Bobwhite Quail
• Short beak and strong feet allows quail to find seeds and berries
• Coloration allows it to hide
Eastern Timber Wolf• Located mainly in Minnesota,
with smaller groups in Wisconsin and Michigan
• Wooly fur for insulation and long guard hairs to keep out moisture
• Large pads on paws to provide traction
• Sharp hearing• Crushing jaws
• Motion sensitive sight
Canis lupus
Striped Skunk
• Powerful spray helps keep predators away
• Stripe aids in nighttime visibility
Plant Adaptations
• Flower and grow new leaves in spring• Leaves open wide for photosynthesis production• Stop chlorophyll production in fall = colorful display
– Trees lose leaves– Fallen leaves fertilize soil
Japanese Red Maple
Acer palmatum
Chinese Crabapple
Malus spectabilis
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
The food pyramid shows grizzly bears at the top…in North America, they are NOT in the deciduous forest. However, they DO live in the deciduous forests in Europe, China, and Japan.
Grizzly Bears
Temperate Deciduous Forest Food Pyramid
Websites• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm• http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Aerial_View_of
_Autumn_Forest_Colors.jpg
• http://www.owlpages.com/image.php?image=species-Strix-aluco-4a • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId
=a6c67669-8d01-44b6-8ea7-2f302d17fd5e&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=HUB
• http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs12/f/2006/338/4/8/four_seasons_wallpaper_by_Dawn42.jpg
• http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/Yr2007/oct1/oct1_quail2.jpg• http://www.rw.ttu.edu/sp_accounts/bobwhite/default.htm• http://dddquailfarm.com/yahoo_site
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More Websites• http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/d_forest/animals.htm• http://www.junglewalk.com/popup.asp?type=a&AnimalAudioID=356 • http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tbdf/
tbdf.html• http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/wolves.ht
m• http://www.naturefootage.com/stockfootage/Northern_Timber_Wolf • http://www.wallpapers10.net/animals/howling-timber-wolf/706 • http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/eastern_timber_wolf.html• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/gray_wolf.htm• http://www.nhnature.org/skunk.html• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/skunk/ • http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookcomm
ecosys.html
Even More Websites
• http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0170-deciduous-forest.php
• http://bikash-nepalbeauty.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html • http://www.treegrowersdiary.com/japaneseredmaple.html • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_plant_page.htm • http://www.thekidswindow.co.uk/images/CMScontent/Image/
temperate_rainforest_5720.jpg • http://www.defenders.org/images/factsheets/range/
RangeMap_grizzly_bear_550x400.jpg