1. Deciduous Forests By TJ, Tessa, and Hannah

3. wildflowers grow on forest floor early in the spring before trees leaf-out and shade the forest floor trees drop leaves in the autumn, and grow new ones in spring trees have thick bark to protect against cold winters Animal adaptations- hibernation and fur shedding/ growing depending on seasons Birds migrate

4. Temperature -30° to 30° Celcius Precipitation 75-150 cm throughout the year Soil is fertile Seasons change- Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

5. Development Agriculture Logging Acid rain Over hunting

6. Amount of deciduous trees and forests has decreased No regional variations

8. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/forests.php#temperate http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/forsite/tdfbiome.htm