chaparral by maggie h. mike b.. what is a chaparral? a chaparral is a shrubby coastal area that has...
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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 = 50.8-60.8 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.
<http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm>.
"Chapparal Animal Printouts." Chapparal Animal Printouts. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/chaparral/chaparral.shtml>.
N., R. C., ed. "Biomes." RCN Biomes. 4 July 2008. 21 Oct. 2008 <http://www.users.ren.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/biology/pages/b/biomes.
html>. "Lynx." 21 Oct. 2008. Wikipedia. 21 Oct. 2008
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/image:lynx-canadensis.jpg>.
"Hedgehog." June 2003. Wikipedia. 21 Oct. 2008 <http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/image:igel01.jpg>.