Chaparral By Maggie H. Mike B.

What is a Chaparral? A chaparral is a shrubby coastal area that has hot dry summers and mild, cool, rainy winters. “Blue Planet”

Climate Average Annual Temperature = 10°C Temperature Range = 25°C Avgerage Annual Precipitation = cm “Blue Planet”

Limiting Factors Hot and dry Fires and droughts common Animals have to adapt to desert and grassland Flat planes, rocky hills, mountain slopes terrain “Blue Planet”

Geographic Location The green areas are the Chaparral biomes West coast of the US West coast of South America Cape Town on the Southern tip of Africa Western tip of Australia Coastal areas of the Mediterranean “Blue Planet”

Plants Blue Oak –Native to Southern California –Natural habitat is in the valley so it can adapt to the dry climate Fairy Duster –Blooms all year round –Used by many animals in Chaparral for food –Looks like a pea pod “Blue Planet”

Animals Lynx –A nocturnal carnivore –Eats small mammals –Fast solitary hunter that allows him to be able to catch prey easily Hedgehog –Can live in deserts, forests, and plains –Nocturnal –Poke around in the dirt for food such as different bugs and insects “Wikipedia”

Third Level Carnivores – Lynx, wolf, fox Second Level Consumers - Hedgehog, ant eater, ants, other bugs First level producers – Fairy Duster, Blue Oak, olive tree, other plants

Sources "Chapparal." Chapparal. Blue Planet Biomes.. "Chapparal Animal Printouts." Chapparal Animal Printouts.. N., R. C., ed. "Biomes." RCN Biomes. 4 July Oct " Lynx." 21 Oct Wikipedia. 21 Oct "Hedgehog." June Wikipedia. 21 Oct