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=TEMPERATE FOREST =

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CLIMATE Temperate forest grow between the tropic and polar regions. Temperate forests have four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. ---> The range of rainfall in the temperate forest is from about 75-150 cm of rain per year.
 * In the winter it is cold and usually snow covered.
 * In the spring there are longer days and the weather is warmer.
 * In the summer the forest is very green and is full of food.
 * In the fall the daylight shortens and the temperature drops.

TREES OF THE TEMPERATE FOREST - They lose their leaves when the weather gets cold. - Leaves grow back when the weather gets warmer. - Examples of these trees are; maples, oaks, chesnuts, beeches, and elms. - Have seeds that develope in cones. - Have needles instead of leaves. - The trees lose the needles overtime so the tree is never bare. - Green all the time. - Examples of these trees are; pines, firs, and cedars. - They are located in warm parts of the world such as New Zeland, Australia, southwest South America, and the Mediterranean. - They have flat leathery leaves that do not fall off in the winter. - The waxy leaves keep them from losing too much water in the winter. - Examples of these trees are; olive, holly, tea, and eucalypyus. ---> Fallen leaves create leaf litter which is one of the most important things to the temperate forest. It recycles most of its nutrients and creates small homes for small animals, bugs, fungi, and bacteria.
 * DECIDUOUS
 * CONIFEROUS/EVERGREENS
 * BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS

ANIMALS OF THE TEMPERATE FOREST ---> Some species such as owls, bats, possums, and many wild cats are nocturnal. FOOD Spring/Summer - Food is plentiful, weather is mild, and the animals have babies. - Plants go dormant, insects disapear, and their are no fruits or flowers. This means very little food. - Animals sleep in dens, nests, or they migrate to a warmer place.
 * = AUSTRALIA ||= EUROPE ||= CANADA/US ||= CHINA ||
 * = Koalas ||= Boars ||= Deer ||= Giant pandas ||
 * = Possums ||= Badgers ||= Bears ||= Red pandas ||
 * = Wallabies ||= Squirrels ||= Mountain Lions ||=  ||
 * = Wombats ||= Song Birds ||= Bobcats ||=  ||
 * = Kookaburras ||=  ||= Rabbits ||=   ||
 * = Marsupials ||=  ||= Woodpeckers ||=   ||
 * =  ||=   ||= Small Birds ||=   ||
 * Winter

LAYERS OF THE FOREST Top Layer = Canopy Middle Layer = Understory Bottom Layer = Forest Floor

THREATS ---> Temperate forests are being cleared because they supply us with good resources. What is a good resource to us is a threat to the wildlife of the temperate forests.
 * Trees are torn down for timber to make houses, ships, furniture and to make paper.
 * Being cleared to make fams because the soil is rich in nutrients and good for farming.
 * Air polution is a big threat because in the last 30 years scientist have discovered that factories, coal-burning power plants, cars and other sources of pollution mix with the rain and when this happens its called acid rain. Its called acid rain because over time it will kill trees and plants and destroy the forests.

---> FUN FACT : THE TEMPERATE FORESTS PROVIDE US WITH CLEAN AIR AND CLEAN WATER.

media type="custom" key="21557652" This video was made by students to help their classmates learn about the Temperate Forest. They tell where the forests are located, abiotic factors such as the weather, the amout of rainfall, and about the soil being full of nutrients. This video also says what kind of animals live in a temperate forest, the impacts humans have, and the economic benefits.

media type="custom" key="21560058" This is a piece of a planet earth video that is showing the changes of the season in the temperate forest.

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