Welcome to the Deciduous Forest

By

Kate and Mackenzie

Biome Definition

*Ecological community of organisms

*It is located on a large piece of land

*Eastern part of North America

*The Center of Europe

*Russia

*Eastern China

*Japan

Locations

*Climate

*Mild summers and cold winters

*Temperature

*from 23o to 38o

*Precipitation

*14 inches of rain in the winter

*18 inches in the summer

Climate

*Deciduous Forest plants

* Carpet Moss

* American Beech

* Common Lime

*White Oak

*Lady Fern

*adapts by being able to live in dry soil and soil free areas, because roots have many fibers.

Plants

Carpet Moss

Lady Fern

White Oak

American Beech

Common Lime

*Eastern Chipmunk

*Duckbill Platypus

*Coyote

*Fat Dormouse

*European Red Squirrel

*adapts by having a bushy tail to balance in trees

Animals

Coyote

Duckbill Platypus

European Red Squirrel

Fat dormouse

Eastern Chipmunk

“Biome". Biology Online.1 October 2013 <http://www.biologyonline.org/ dictionary/Biome>.Grant, Bonnie. “Lady Fern Adaptions.” Ehow. 2 October 2013 http://www.ehow.com/info_8761004_lady-fern-adaptations.html Millburn, Naomi. “European Red Squirrel Facts.” Pawnation. 3 October 2013 <http://animals.pawnation.com/european-red-squirrel-3870.html>S., Jeffery. “American Bald Eagles.” Deciduous Forest Animals. 3 October 2013 <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_animal_page.htm>Lazar, Tom. 4 October 2013 Deciduous Forest. <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/ images/deciduous_location_map001.gif>.American Beech 4 October 2013 <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ 8/8c/07-03AmericanBeechFL.jpg> Carpet Moss 4 October 2013 <http://img4-2.southernliving.timeinc.net/i/2012/08/ urquardt-moss-lawn/moss-carpet-l.jpg?400:400>Common Lime 4 October 2013 <http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/290012-8029 1.jpg>

Bibliography

Lady Fern 4 October 2013 <http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the week/images/ladyfern/athyrium_filix-femina_lg.jpgWhite Oak 4 October 2013 <http://www.meridian.k12.il.us/middle%20school/ student_work/jessica_native_trees/mexican%20white%20oak-fd.JPGDeciduous Forest 4 October 2013 <http://retrorpg.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/400px tempdecidwinter.jpg>Eastern Chipmunk 4 October 2013 <http://newtonwildlife.pbworks.com/f/1243 388706/ChipmunkEastern02.jpg>Duckbill Platypus 4 October 2013 <http://startswithabang.com/wp content/uploads/2009/03/platypus-ausepa3.jpg>Coyote 8 October 2013 <http://cdn1.arkive.org/media/43/4335726C-67BE-4ED0 817C-A8163ABE4F5C/Presentation.Large/Young-coyote-cubs-playing.jpg>Fat Dormouse 8 October 2013 <http://cdn2.arkive.org/media/C4/C42CC084-4650 43ED-A34B-64898DDBD2BD/Presentation.Large/Asian-garden-dormouse.jpg>Deciduous Forest Map 15 October 2013 <http://www.ducksters.com/science/ ecosystems/world_map_temperate_forest.jpg>

Bibliography

European Red Squirrel 15 October 2013 < http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6002/5921845600_1ba3272f04_z.jpg>15 October 2013 Deciduous Forest < http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Autumnal_deciduous_forest_-_Laubwand_im_Herbst.jpg>

Bibliography