Temperate Deciduous Forest

Deciduous – To shed

The most important thing is…

Location, location, location!!

Eastern U.S.

Asia

Europe

S. Chile

S.E. Australia New Zealand

Rainfall

Colinus virginianus

Northern Bobwhite Quail• Short beak and strong

feet allows quail to find seeds and berries

• Coloration allows it to hide

Eastern Timber Wolf• Located mainly in Minnesota,

with smaller groups in Wisconsin and Michigan

• Wooly fur for insulation and long guard hairs to keep out moisture

• Large pads on paws to provide traction

• Sharp hearing• Crushing jaws• Motion sensitive sight

Canis lupus

Striped Skunk

• Powerful spray helps keep predators away

• Stripe aids in nighttime visibility

Plant Adaptations

• Flower and grow new leaves in spring• Leaves open wide for photosynthesis production• Stop chlorophyll production in fall = colorful display

– Trees lose leaves– Fallen leaves fertilize soil

Japanese Red Maple

Acer palmatum

Chinese Crabapple

Malus spectabilis

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

The food pyramid shows grizzly bears at the top…in North America, they are NOT in the deciduous forest. However, they DO live in the deciduous forests in Europe, China, and Japan.

Grizzly Bears

Temperate Deciduous Forest Food Pyramid

Websites• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm• http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Aerial_View_of

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• http://www.owlpages.com/image.php?image=species-Strix-aluco-4a • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId

=a6c67669-8d01-44b6-8ea7-2f302d17fd5e&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=HUB

• http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs12/f/2006/338/4/8/four_seasons_wallpaper_by_Dawn42.jpg

• http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/Yr2007/oct1/oct1_quail2.jpg• http://www.rw.ttu.edu/sp_accounts/bobwhite/default.htm• http://dddquailfarm.com/yahoo_site

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More Websites• http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/d_forest/animals.htm• http://www.junglewalk.com/popup.asp?type=a&AnimalAudioID=356 • http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tbdf/

tbdf.html• http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/wolves.ht

m• http://www.naturefootage.com/stockfootage/Northern_Timber_Wolf • http://www.wallpapers10.net/animals/howling-timber-wolf/706 • http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/eastern_timber_wolf.html• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/gray_wolf.htm• http://www.nhnature.org/skunk.html• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/skunk/ • http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookcomm

ecosys.html

Even More Websites• http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0170-deciduous-forest.p

hp• http://bikash-nepalbeauty.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html • http://www.treegrowersdiary.com/japaneseredmaple.html • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_plant_page.htm • http://www.thekidswindow.co.uk/images/CMScontent/Image/

temperate_rainforest_5720.jpg • http://www.defenders.org/images/factsheets/range/

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