Calvin Calloway G Hour APES 10-7-13 Temperate Rainforest Calvin Calloway G Hour APES 10-7-13

World Distribution Map Temperate Rainforest are found in the following areas: Along the Northwestern Coast of America Small areas of Chile Small areas of New Zealand Australia Europe Asia

Major Characteristics The average elevation of temperate rainforests ranges between sea level-750 meters The geographical features include trees, mosses, bushes, rivers and at some temperate forest there may be mountains Temperate rainforest have at least 2-3 m of precipitation a year, in warmer areas there is at least 3.5 m The precipitation can be in form of either rain or snow (if higher in elevation) They may also be misty or foggy

Major Characteristics The usual high temperature is around 65 degrees Fahrenheit The usual low temperature is around 32 degrees Fahrenheit Most Temperate Rainforests tend to be cool Temperate Rainforest have hardly any wind

Animals & Plants There is a large amount biodiversity among slugs Bears Racoons Birds Deer/Elk Fungi (Mushrooms) Lichens (Moss) Coastal Redwood Western Skunk Cabbage

Indigenous People 1.6 billion people depend on temperate rainforest for water The Pygmy tribe, who hunt and gather for food The Huli tribe, who hunt, gather food and grow crops The Yanomami tribe live in large circular buildings composed of vine and leaf thatch

Anthropogenic Problems Animals are being hunted at Temperate Rainforest There are laws set in place to help protect the population of animals Trees are being cut down for ships, houses, furniture, agriculture, and firewood The members of a program called Global Releaf are planting native trees to make sure the population of trees does not get too low

Graphs This graph shows the average high, low and amount of rainfall/snowfall for temperate rainforest for Vancouver Island This graph shows the differing amounts of rain for different types of biomes This graph shows the different percents of biomes that are located around the world

Sources Regina Bailey () Land Biomes: Temperate Forests. http://biology.about.com/od/landbiomes/a/aa052506a.htm ( July 9 2006) Graphs Showing Precipitation and Sunlight http://randsco.com/index.php/2006/07/09/vancouver_island Kasey Reardon, Romy Aedo, and Paul Mitchell (March 2 2008) Temperature Graph http://biological-diversity.info/IncaTrail/climate_graph.gif (January 18 2013) The Temperate Rainforest http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/temprain.html Mark Wagner (April 11 2011) Temperate forests: wildernesses worth protectinghttp://wwf.panda.org/?200006/Temperate-forests-wildernesses-worth-protecting Christy Carley, Kyla Garlid, Grace Burgin (October 12 2012) Temperate Deciduous Forest http://prezi.com/ouomybt6ilay/temperate-deciduous-forest/ People of The Rainforest http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/people.html