Temperate Rainforest

Calvin CallowayG Hour APES

10-7-13

World Distribution Map

Temperate Rainforest are found in the following areas:

●Along the Northwestern Coast of America

●Small areas of Chile●Small areas of New Zealand●Australia●Europe●Asia

Major Characteristics

● The average elevation of temperate rainforests ranges between sea level-750 meters

● The geographical features include trees, mosses, bushes, rivers and at some temperate forest there may be mountains

● Temperate rainforest have at least 2-3 m of precipitation a year, in warmer areas there is at least 3.5 m

● The precipitation can be in form of either rain or snow (if higher in elevation)

● They may also be misty or foggy

Major Characteristics

● The usual high temperature is around 65 degrees Fahrenheit

● The usual low temperature is around 32 degrees Fahrenheit

● Most Temperate Rainforests tend to be cool ● Temperate Rainforest have hardly any wind

Animals & Plants● There is a large amount biodiversity among slugs● Bears● Racoons● Birds● Deer/Elk● Fungi (Mushrooms)● Lichens (Moss)● Coastal Redwood● Western Skunk Cabbage

Indigenous People

● 1.6 billion people depend on temperate rainforest for water

● The Pygmy tribe, who hunt and gather for food● The Huli tribe, who hunt, gather food and grow

crops● The Yanomami tribe live in large circular

buildings composed of vine and leaf thatch

Anthropogenic Problems

● Animals are being hunted at Temperate Rainforest

● There are laws set in place to help protect the population of animals

● Trees are being cut down for ships, houses, furniture, agriculture, and firewood

● The members of a program called Global Releaf are planting native trees to make sure the population of trees does not get too low

Graphs● This graph shows the average high, low

and amount of rainfall/snowfall for temperate rainforest for Vancouver Island

● This graph shows the differing amounts of rain for different types of biomes

● This graph shows the different percents of biomes that are located around the world

Sources Regina Bailey () Land Biomes: Temperate Forests.

http://biology.about.com/od/landbiomes/a/aa052506a.htm

( July 9 2006) Graphs Showing Precipitation and Sunlight

http://randsco.com/index.php/2006/07/09/vancouver_island

Kasey Reardon, Romy Aedo, and Paul Mitchell (March 2 2008) Temperature Graph

http://biological-diversity.info/IncaTrail/climate_graph.gif

(January 18 2013) The Temperate Rainforest

http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/temprain.html

Mark Wagner (April 11 2011) Temperate forests: wildernesses worth protectinghttp://wwf.panda.org/?

200006/Temperate-forests-wildernesses-worth-protecting

Christy Carley, Kyla Garlid, Grace Burgin (October 12 2012) Temperate Deciduous Forest

http://prezi.com/ouomybt6ilay/temperate-deciduous-forest/

People of The Rainforest http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/people.html