the chaparral biome by sarah ziemba & kathleen mai
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The Chaparral BiomeBy Sarah Ziemba & Kathleen Mai
Description•Spanish word for “place of evergreen scrub oaks.”•Region of dense spiny bushes. •Many fires occur because of dry climate force adaptation of plants and animals.•The smallest Biome.•Grows between forest and grassland.•Different terrain of flat plains, rocky hills, and mountain slopes.
ResourcesThe Chaparral biome contains
varying landscapes: mountain grazing fields,Ocean shores, Open dry areas with sage brush with
hard leaves to survive the droughts, Farmland and its rolling hillsSmall forests as wellWide range of environments
LocationCoasts of CaliforniaCoast of Mediterranean seaWestern and southern AustraliaChilean coast in South AmericaSouth Africa30* to 50* N & 30* to 40* S
latitudes or mid latitude
ClimateHot and dry summers.Mild and moist winters but not rainy.Can get very hot or near freezing.Temperatures range from 30F to
100F.10-17 inches of rain per year (mostly
in the winter).Many fires because of the heat and
dryness.Similar to the Mediterranean area.
Food Web
Facts about consumersDifferent animals live in the
chaparral biomes including invertebrates, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
All animals have adapted to the long dry climate and the fires that come frequently.
The animals are usually small and nocturnal.
They do not need a lot of water.
ConsumersAardvarkAntCalifornia QuailChipmunkCollard PeccaryCoyoteFoxGoat
•Great Horned Owl•Hedgehog•Javelina•Lynx•Mountain Lion•Quoll•Rabbit•Rattlesnake
More ConsumersRed foxRoadrunnerScorpionTuataraWallabyWeaselZebra Butterfly
Facts About ProducersThe plants adapted to the climate
in the chaparral biome. They have small hard leaves that can store water. Some trees have their leaves high off the ground to prevent being burned by the fire.
Some of these plants include poison oak, shrubs, trees and cacti.
ProducersBlue OakCoyote BrushCommon SagebrushFairy DusterFrench BroomKing ProteaManzanita
More ProducersMountain MahoganySaltmarsh Bird's BeakOlive TreeTorrey Pine
Endangered SpeciesPlant: The Pinus torreyana is a plant that is currently endangered. It is a pine species that grows in California. It is endangered because they are being cooked in the sun and hit by storms.Animal: The California Gnatcatcher is an endangered bird that lives in the California chaparral. They like to eat sage scrub which has been burned so they are now endangered.
Environmental ConcernsWild fires destroy sage brush and
forests containing food and shelter to most species in the Chaparral biome
Major droughts in summer months
Very small area in world for these species to thrive
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