Temperate forests are found in eastern Asia, central and western Europe, and eastern United States. They have distinct seasons with deciduous trees that lose their leaves in winter. Temperate forests have a precipitation range of 20-60 inches annually and temperature ranges from -22°F to 86°F. Common trees include maple, walnut, birch, dogwood, and redbud, while the forest floor contains herbs, lichens, mosses, and shrubs. Temperate forests are home to many animals such as squirrels, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, bears, deer, and birds.

1. Temperate Forest. ForestaTemperata By: Jake Davis & Jonathan Rodrigues

2. General description Areas with high levels of precipitation, humidity and contain a variety of deciduous trees. They loose their leaves in the winter.

3. Abiotic Factors Precipitation Range: 20-60 inches

4. Map of Temperate Forests around the world

5. Location Eastern Asia Central and Western Europe Eastern United States

6. Climate Seasons: winter, fall, spring, and summer. Range of temps. - Lows of -22° F (Winter) - Highs of 86° F (Summer)

7. Biotic Factors

8. Forest Canopy Maple Trees:

9. Forest Canopy Walnut Trees:

10. Forest Canopy Birch Trees:

11. Small Tree Tier Dogwood Trees:

12. Small Tree Tier Redbuds Trees:

13. Small Tree Tier Shadbush Trees:

14. Shrub Tier Mountain Laurel : Azaleas Huckleberries.

15. Herb Tier Indian Cucumber Blue Bead Lilly Wild Sarsaparilla

16. Flood Tier Lichens Mosses

17. Animals Insects Spiders Squirrels And….

18. Raccoons Rabbits Skunks

19. Foxes Coyotes Wolves

20. Bears Mooses Deers

21. Bobcats MountainLions

22. Humming Birds Eagles

23. Other Info: Temperate forests are made up of a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees, with most plant species being deciduous. They have four separate seasons, with one of them being a cold or cool-dry winter. The growing season is 140-200 days long. Temperate forests have an annual precipitation (rain and maybe snow) of 75-150cm, and it is spread throughout the year.

24. Different types of temperate forests are named based on the amount of water they receive and in what form they receive it: moist coniferous forests evergreen broad-leaved forests dry coniferous forests temperate coniferous forests temperate broad-leaved rainforests Other Info:

25. Temperate forests are found around the world in a broad area between the tropics and the Polar Regions. The largest areas of temperate deciduous forest are found in western and central Europe, parts of Russia, northeastern Asia, Chile, and along the western coast of Canada and the U.S.A. In the southern hemisphere, Australia and New Zealand have broad-leaved evergreen forests. Other Info:

26. The annual temperature in temperate forests can vary between -30°C and 30°C, depending on where they are located. (-22°F to 86°F) These important forest ecosystems are most commonly threatened by logging for farming, housing, and timber, as well as by air and water pollution. Other Info:

27. Animals commonly found in temperate forests include various species of squirrels, rabbits, skunks, birds, deer, wolves, foxes, weasels, bears, and cat species such as mountain lions and bobcats. Most of the animals found in temperate forests specialize in eating nuts and acorns or feed on plants and other animals. Common trees are species of oak, maple, beech, chestnut, hickory, elm, walnut and sweet gum. Ferns and small shrubs are also common. Other Info:

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29. Sources http://biology.about.com/od/landbiomes/a/aa052506a.htm http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/fast_facts.aspx?art_id=3&media_type=fast_fact