TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST
Joel FrenetteB-3 11/15/08
http://www.sterlingschools.org/shs/stf/cjones/3rdHour/Deciduous%20Forest/deciduous%20forest%20webpage_image076.jpg
Climate
Deciduous Forests have four seasons Summer – Mild, ranging around 70 degrees.
Starts in June and finishes in August. Winter – Starts in December. With an average
of below freezing. Deciduous Forests get between 14 inches
during the winter and 18 inches of rain during the summer.
Deciduous Forests, as shown in the graph, are located in the Northeastern part of the U.S., Asia,
Japan, parts of Southern America, Europe to Southwest Russia, some in New Zealand, and parts of
southeastern Australia.
www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu
Located
Dominant Animals
sdsnake.com/Coyote/Coote6RC.jpg zachoneill.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/mp_bla...
http://www.audubon.org/centennial/images/species/Bald_Eagle_lg2.jpg
Black Bear
Bald Eagle
Coyote
Vegetation
http://www.magnoliagardensnursery.com/productdescrip/pictures300/Fern_Lace300.jpg
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/trees/images/white_oak2.jpg
http://www.northrup.org/Photos/ice/low/white-birch.jpg
White Oak
White Birch
Lady Fern
Effects of Humans
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Humans re-plant trees cut down from clear cutting.
Humans put out forest fires when an outbreak occurs.
Humans clear cut forests causing many animals to lose habitats.
Humans ruin Deciduous Forest by throwing trash out of their car while driving.
We accidentally drop oil into the soil from cars on trails.
Bibliography
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm
http://www.scienceray.com/Biology/Ecology/How-Humans-Can-Hurt-the-Environment.133968
Pictures: Links attached to pictures