The Deciduous Forest
By: Chelcee Ried
Location
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Eastern half of the United
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Canada
Europe
Parts of Russia
China
Japan
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American Beech
Carpet Moss
Common Lime
Guelder Rose
Lady Fern
Northern Arrowwood
Pecan
Shagbark Hickory
Tawny Milkcap Mushroom
White Birch
White Oak
COMMON SPECIES
(VEGETATION)
A Five Zoned Forest
First Zone
Tree Stratum Zone: oak, beech, maple, chestnut, hickory,
elm, basswood, linden, walnut, and sweet gum trees.
(Ranges between 60 ft. – 100 ft.
Fourth Zone
Second Zone
Young and short trees
Third Zone
The Shrub Zone:
rhododendrons, azaleas,
mountain laurel, and
huckleberries
The Herb Zone: short plants
and herbal plants
Fifth Zone
Ground Zone:
lichen, club mosses,
and true mosses
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Eastern gray squirrel
Beavers
Foxes
Racoons
Red tailed hawks
The American bald eagle
Nightingale
Snowy owl
Black bear
Coyote
Eastern chipmunk
European red squirrel
Fat dormouse
Least weasel
White tailed deer
Cougar
COMMON SPECIES
Endangered
Species
• Blue spotted
salamander
• Puerto Rican
sharp-skinned
hawk
• Eastern hognosed snake
• Long-eared
owl
• Wood turtle
• Hart’s tongue
fern
MAN’S INFLUENCE: CAUSE AND
EFFECT
Deforestation due to agriculture: will lessen the space of the deciduous forest making
it less livable amongst it’s common species.
Logging: will lessen trees, the key component of a deciduous forest, which will also
lessen the livable space.
Urbanization: Can completely wipe out a deciduous forest completely in a certain
area.
30-60 Inches per year
Average 50◦ F
Summer highs: 80-90◦ F
Winter highs: 30-55◦ F
Humidity: 60-80%
PRECIPITATION, TEMPERATURE,
AND HUMIDITY
The soil is very rich with nutrients in the temperature deciduous forest
biome. This is often due to the falling leaves and twigs that turn to
natural fertilizer on the ground.
Air Quality and Sunlight
• Air quality is no different
then the air we surround
ourselves with in our area
because we live in the
region of the deciduous
forest.
• Not much sunlight is
received due to dense
canopies. Although through
cracks in the canopy,
sunlight comes through to
reach the forest floor.
Sunlight helps the plants in
each of the five layers of the
forest that grows.
Bibliography
http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/deciduous3/deciduous3.html
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/locatns.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm
http://www.ehow.com/info_8004536_endangered-animals-deciduous-forestbiomes.html
http://bioexpedition.com/temperate-deciduous-forest-biome/
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tempded.htm
http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/d_forest/td_forest.htm