Temperate Woodland & Shrubland
by: Leah B Biotic Factors
Plant Life - Plants for this biome have adaptated to drought. - Woody chaparral plants have tough waxy leaves that resists water loss - Some plants needs fire to germinate Animal Life - Animals tend to be browsers ( they eat varied diets of grasses, leaves, shrubs, and other vegetations. ) - Camouflage is common in exposed shrubland Abiotic Factors
● Nutrient- poor soils ● Hot dry summer
● Periodic Fire ● Cold moist winter Temperate Woodland
- In the woodlands, large areas of grasses and wildflowers, such as Poppies are interspersed with oak and other trees.
- Temperate woodlands are mainly made up of trees grow their leaves in the spring and drop them in autumn
- They are found in the areas of the world that have seasons of warm summers, short cold winters and rainfall levels that are generally steady throughout the year, such as Britain.
Where are they located? ❖ They are in the Northern Hemisphere, ❖ The largest areas of temperate woodland can be found in
Europe, South-East China and Eastern America.
What kind of animals lives there?
Fallow deer Fine Marten Red fox Badger Lynx Shrubland
● The temperature: Hot and dry in the summer Cool and moist in the winter ● Precipitation: 200-1,000 millimeters of rain per year ● Vegetation: Aromatic herbs ( sage, rosemary, etc ) ● Location: West coastal regions between 30 & 40 degrees North/South latitude ● Plants have adapted to fire caused by the frequent lightning that occurs in the hot, dry summer
Shrubland
- Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, or brush is a plant community characterised by vegetation dominated by shrubs including grasses, herbs, and geophytes.
- Shrubland either occur naturally or be the result of human activity.
- It might be the mature vegetation type in a particular region and remain stable over time, or a transitional community that occurs temporarily as the result of a disturbance, such as fire.
- A stable state can be maintained by regular natural disturbance such as fire or browsing.
- Shrubland can be unsuitable for human habitation because of the danger of fire. Thank you ^_^ Bibliography
● http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/bioshrubland.php ● http://www.bornfree.org.uk/wild-crew/habitat- conservation/habitat/temperate-woodlands/ ● Biology book! ( Temperate Woodland and Shrubland )