1. By: Daniel, Vikram, and Austin
The Desert
By: Daniel, Vikram, and Austin

2. Geographic Location 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south
Found in North America, Arabian peninsula, Australia and small parts in North America
Largest Desert in the world is the Sahara desert located in North Africa

3. Climate
- Temperature range
The mean temperature range is from degrees celsius the extreme maximum range is from degrees celsius
Precipitation totals
Deserts receive less than 25 centimeters a year of precipitation. The months from December to March receive the most rainfall

4. Soil Very Dry Clump Vegetation
Most desert soils are called Aridisols (dry soil)

5. Native Plants Adaptations to biome
desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral mechanisms, The cactus
Dominant vegetation
Plants are almost all ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees.
Cactus
Tumbleweed
Wildflower

6. Native Animals 1st Order Consumers Cactus and Sage bushes
2nd Order Consumers
Butterflies and Chuckwalla
3rd Order consumers
Snakes and Lizards
4th order consumers
Roadrunner
Decomposer
Beetle
Scavenger
Crow

7. Keystone Species Humming Bird
Pollinates many varieties of native cactus and other plants
If it was removed
All the cacti will die which would cause all the producers to die which would cause all the animals that eat the producers to die

8. Indicator Species Prickly Pear Cactus and Sagebrush
Very abundant in low elevations and in arid basins as well as in dry grasslands

9. Endangered Species
Antelopes
Over-hunting
Gazelles
Over-hunting

10. Invasive Species Buffel grass
It is invasive because it is not native to the area it inhabits and it takes up all the resources that are necessary for the other species to survive
Grows densely and crowds out native plants
Dense roots and ground shading prevent germination of seeds

11. Food Chain

12. Services Provided
Services done by native plants included sources of food, medicine, and energy
The plant diversity in this ecosystem provided economic service benefits, such as sources of fodder, fuel-wood, and traditional medicinal plants

13. Human Impact Off-Roading
Carve Tracks in the Soil that scar the earth for years
Cause plants and animals to die
The drilling of fossil fuels
Kills vegetation and wildlife
Disrupts the ecosystem

14. 2 Interesting Facts
Deserts take up about ⅓ of the earth's land surface
The first dinosaur eggs discovered were found in the Gobi desert in 1923