1. Temperate Forests By: Isiah A. Curry

2. Location

3. Geography  Found between 30 degrees and 55 degrees latitude  Majority is found between 40 degrees and 50 degrees latitude

4. Climate  Four Seasons  Warm Summer, Cold and silent Winter, Noisy Spring, Colorful Fall  Summer mean temperature is 21°C  Yearly mean temperature is 10°C  Rainfall ranges from 650mm to over 3,000mm per year  Plants and trees shed their leaves in winter and grow them back in spring

5. Climate: Deciduous Temperate Forests  Dominate majority temperate forests  Moist growing season, up to 4 months long  Winters last 3 to 4 months  Although snow fall may be heavy, winters are relatively mild

6. Climate: Coniferous Temperate Forests  Summers are dry and unpleasant, subject to summer droughts  Winters are intense  Conifers are more abundant than deciduous trees  Any deciduous trees present are largely restricted to streamside environments  Coniferous forests of the Pacific Coast of North America receive most of their precipitation during fall, winter, and spring

7. Biology  Can be as great or greater than tropical forests  Vertically stratified : Herb layer, Shrubs, Understory and Canopy ranging from 40m to 100m  Some of the highly important consumers are fungi, bacteria and a diversity of microscopic invertebrates  Small birds make nests in the shrubs, because the tall trees protect them from the intense weather.  Animals have to withstand various weather conditions, like wet, dry, and warm, climate. They also have to be used to rain and snow.  Animals in the Temperate Forest depend upon one another in a complex food chain.

8. Human Influence  Forests are cut and burned for buildings, expansion, agriculture and lumber  1-2% of old-growth forests remain in North America  Animals are killed in the process and hunted for fur, feathers, and other human desires

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