The Deciduous Forest

By: Chelcee Ried

Location • Eastern half of the United

States• Canada• Europe• Parts of Russia• China• Japan

COMMON SPECIES (VEGETATION)

• American Beech• Carpet Moss• Common Lime• Guelder Rose• Lady Fern• Northern Arrowwood• Pecan• Shagbark Hickory• Tawny Milkcap Mushroom• White Birch• White Oak

A Five Zoned ForestFirst Zone

Second Zone

Third Zone

Fourth Zone

Fifth Zone

Tree Stratum Zone: oak, beech, maple, chestnut, hickory, elm, basswood, linden, walnut, and sweet gum trees. (Ranges between 60 ft. – 100 ft.

Young and short trees

The Shrub Zone: rhododendrons, azaleas, mountain laurel, and huckleberries

The Herb Zone: short plants and herbal plants

Ground Zone: lichen, club mosses, and true mosses

COMMON SPECIES

• Eastern gray squirrel• Beavers• Foxes• Racoons• Red tailed hawks• The American bald eagle• Nightingale• Snowy owl• Black bear• Coyote• Eastern chipmunk• European red squirrel • Fat dormouse• Least weasel • White tailed deer • Cougar

Endangered Species • Blue spotted salamander• Puerto Rican

sharp-skinned hawk

• Eastern hog-nosed snake

• Long-eared owl

• Wood turtle• Hart’s tongue

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Deforestation due to agriculture: will lessen the space of the deciduous forest making it less livable amongst it’s common species.Logging: will lessen trees, the key component of a deciduous forest, which will also lessen the livable space.Urbanization: Can completely wipe out a deciduous forest completely in a certain area.

PRECIPITATION, TEMPERATURE, AND HUMIDITY

30-60 Inches per year Average 50◦ FSummer highs: 80-90◦ FWinter highs: 30-55◦ FHumidity: 60-80%

NUTRIENT LEVEL/SALINITY

The soil is very rich with nutrients in the temperature deciduous forest biome. This is often due to the falling leaves and twigs that turn to natural fertilizer on the ground.

Air Quality and Sunlight

• Air quality is no different then the air we surround ourselves with in our area because we live in the region of the deciduous forest.

• Not much sunlight is received due to dense canopies. Although through cracks in the canopy, sunlight comes through to reach the forest floor. Sunlight helps the plants in each of the five layers of the forest that grows.

Bibliography

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/deciduous3/deciduous3.htmlhttp://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/locatns.htmhttp://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htmhttp://www.ehow.com/info_8004536_endangered-animals-deciduous-forest-biomes.htmlhttp://bioexpedition.com/temperate-deciduous-forest-biome/http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tempded.htm http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/d_forest/td_forest.htm