colorado life zones
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5. 1. Alpine. Prairie. Colorado Life Zones. 2. Foothills. 3. Montane. 4. Subalpine. 6. Riparian. Colorado Life Zones. Alpine 11,500 +ft. Sub alpine 10,000 – 11,500 ft. Montane 8,000 – 10,000 ft. Foothills 5,500 – 8,000 ft. Riparian. Plains 3,500 – 5,500 ft. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Colorado Life Zones
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5.Prairie Alpine
Foothills
Subalpine
Montane
Riparian
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Foothills5,500 – 8,000 ft.
Plains 3,500 – 5,500 ft.
Montane8,000 – 10,000 ft.
Sub alpine10,000 – 11,500 ft.
Riparian
Alpine 11,500 +ft.
Colorado Life Zones
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Influences on the Life Zones• Elevation• Climate • Soils (Dirt)• Threats
•Animals •Plants •Food Web
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Montane Life Zone
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Foothills5,500 – 8,000 ft.
Plains3,500 – 5,500 ft.
Montane8,000 – 10,000 ft.
Sub alpine10,000 – 11,500 ft.
Riparian
Alpine 11,500 +ft.
Montane Life Zone
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What Is It Like In The Montane?
Climate
Temperature
Geography
Soils
Snow falls in late fall and winter, thunderstorms in summer, more rain than foothills. Warmer than alpine.
Stays near freezing (24-32 F) in the winter, warm in the summer (70-78 F)
Located between foothills and subalpine. This zone supports many types of plant and animal habitats.
Deep soils in flat meadows help grasses and shrubs grow. Trees grow better in less wet, more rocky soils on the slopes of the valleys.
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How Tall Are The Trees In The Montane?
Plains
MontaneAlpine
Foothills
Riparian
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What kinds of plants grow in the Montane?
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Douglas Fir
•Found in wet upper montane zone•Flat needles, cones have “mouse tails”•Rough Bark•Strong, Hard Wood – Good for Construction•Bears like to scrape the bark and eat sap
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Aspen Trees•Trees lose their leaves in the fall•Very Fertile Soils Beneath Aspen•Leaves “quake” or “tremble” in the wind•Most trees in an area are from one root.•Grows well after fire
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Indian Paintbru
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Columbine
State flower of Colorado!
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What kinds of animals live in the
Montane?
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Golden mantled ground squirrel
How does the golden mantled ground squirrel survive the long, cold winters in its Montane
habitat?
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Black Bears
Black bear dens
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ELK
Some of their favorite foods are willow and
aspen bark. Aspen
Willows
Can you tell the difference between the antlers?
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Gray Jay
Stellar’s Jay