ecosystem snapshot: forests

ECOSYSTEM SNAPSHOT: FORESTS

FEATURED POPULATION: EASTERN BOX TURTLE

ANIMAL FACTS:ADAPTATIONS

• Turtles use their shells for protection.• Eastern box turtles hibernate in the

winter, usually under dead leaves or inside of old stumps of trees.

• Female turtles build nests to lay eggs.

TURTLES: BASIC NEEDS

Basic Needs

• air• water• shelter• food

Shelter/Habitat

• shell protects the turtle

• live on land

Food

• insects• snails• plants

THE FOREST COMMUNITY

owl

squirrel

rabbit

bear

crab

THE FOREST

THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM

• The temperate forest has four visible, distinct seasons.

• Deciduous temperate forests have a moderate climate.

• Precipitation in deciduous temperate forests ranges from 75cm to 150 cm a year.

THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM

• There are many varieties of plants and wildlife in a temperate deciduous forest.

• There are many varieties of trees, including evergreens and conifers.

PHOTO CREDITS

Photos are courtesy of clip art and Wikimedia; released to public domain