CHAPARRALTemperate shrubland

LOCATION Southern California Mediterranean

Dangers of living here??????

CLIMATE Average temperature- 15 C or 59 F Precipitation- low Factors- average temperature and

precipitation

PLANT ADAPTION

chamiso-redshank

Sage

Needle Ludwigia

ANIMAL ADAPTION

Short-eared owl

Gray Fox

Night Lizard

SOIL AND CHEMICAL CYCLING Soil quality- poor Soil type- clay and rocks Water quality-poor Nutrient content- water, carbon,

nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur Origin- atmosphere and soil

ECONOMIC VALUE Biomass

Store materials

Build factories

HUMAN DISTURBANCE Pollution Off-road vehicle use Endangering animals

Gymnogyps californianus

CALIFORNIA CONDOR

CONDOR CHARACTERISTICS

Condors live in California hillsides and gorges.

Found in central California and the Grand Canyon.

Has a wingspan of up to 9.5 feet.

Eats sheep, horses, and cattle in various states of decay.

Needs wide open spaces so it can find its food.

CAUSE OF ENDANGERMENT

Condors are endangered because of poaching and lead poisoning.

Could have also been poisoned by poisons found in the animals they eat.

LEVEL OF ENDANGERMENT California Condors are one

of the most endangered species of birds.

In 1982, there were 23 left in the wild.

On the brink of extinction. All of them were captured

and put into a captive breeding program.

Their numbers are slowly increasing.

CONCLUSION All of them were

captured and put into a captive breeding program.

They are being released into the wilderness in south central California and the Grand Canyon.

Their numbers are slowly increasing.

RIDLEY-TREE CONDOR PRESERVATION ACT

(ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 821)

Approved by Governor on October 13th, 2007

Existing law regulates the taking of birds and mammals, and prohibits

the taking of specified nongame birds.

This bill would enact the Ridley-Tree Condor Preservation Act to require

the use of nonlead centerfire rifle and pistol ammunition when taking big

game and coyote within specified areas.

National parks and park rangers help enforce these laws.

These rangers help regulate what guns are uses and how much game each person or group has.

These places apply to our biome because most chapparal biomes are in California.

Also our endangered specie the condor is not hunted as much because it is a bird that is reaching extinction