1. TEMPERATE DESERT BIOME
By Lalitha Durlin

2. Characteristics Climate Precipitation is much less than 100 cm/year
Average temperature ranges from 10° C to 25° C
Area ranges between 15° and 35° (North and South of the Equator
Located in Southeast and Northeast Trade Winds
Typically support animal life that can adapt to temperature and can conserve water
Plants are usually salt and drought tolerant

3. A Worldwide View The temperate desert regions are indicated in yellow
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn

4. Common Vegetation
Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata: Has wide roots that are close to the surface that efficiently absorb water when it rains
Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata: Have long tap roots that can reach water far below the surface
Big Sagebrush
Creosote Bush

5. Common Vegetation
Saxaul Tree Haloxylon ammodendron: Stores water in its bark and is related to cacti
Desert Needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum: Grows in clumps rather than as ground cover
Rubber Rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa: Lives near roads where it can catch the rain runoff and thrive
Desert Needlegrass
Saxaul Tree
Rubber Rabbitbrush

6. Common Animals Mammals
American Jackal Canis latrans: Hearty mammal that can live almost anywhere
Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis: Has the widest distribution in Eastern Africa and lives in colonies
Dama Gazelle Gazella dama: Graceful and fast, it is the largest of the gazelle species

7. Common Animals

8. Common Animals
Birds
Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis: Adaptable carnivore that consumes mostly small rodents
Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus: Quick enough to catch rattlesnakes and prefers to run or walk rather than fly
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis: Smallest of the seven pelican species and eats about 4 lbs. of fish per day

9. Common Animals

10. Common Animals Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles & Insects
Desert Pupfish Cyprinodon: Likes warm desert pools and feeds on green and brown algae
Red-Spotted Toad Bufo punctatus: Called “desert singers” due to the male’s high-pitched mate call
Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii: Land-dwelling herbivore that is dormant from November to March
Fire Ant Solenopsis xyloni: Scavengers that disperse venom onto attacker if threatened

11. Common Animals

12. Specific Adaptations
Plants have small leaves or hairs to collect water and retain it for a long period of time
Slender bodies help retain heat
Leaf reduction to spines helps reduce water loss
Long eyelashes and scales are some characteristics that protect animals in the desert

13. The Food Web
DESERT PLANTS

14. Climatogram

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