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Chaparral Biome

Chaparral Biome. Anthony Washington Ricardo Carrillo. Description. Characterized as being hot and dry. There are many types of terrains which include grasslands, plains, rocky areas, bushy areas, semi-desert, savanna, and hills. You can occasionally find a small mountain or two. Location.

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Chaparral Biome

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  1. Chaparral Biome Anthony Washington Ricardo Carrillo

  2. Description • Characterized as being hot and dry. • There are many types of terrains which include grasslands, plains, rocky areas, bushy areas, semi-desert, savanna, and hills. • You can occasionally find a small mountain or two.

  3. Location • The chaparral biome is found in most of the continents. • The west coast of the United States, the west coast of South America, Cape Town area of South America, the western tip of Australia, and the coastal areas of the Mediterranean.

  4. Plants • Some of the plants include the Blue Oak, the Coyote Brush, the Common Sagebrush, the Fairy Duster, the French Broom, King Protea, Lebanon Cedar, Manzanita, Mountain Mahogany, the Saltmarsh Bird’s Beak, the Olive Tree, and the Torrey Pine.

  5. Animals • The Aardwolf and the Spotted Skunk are carnivores. • The Black-tailed Jackrabbit and the Wild Goats are herbivores. • The Cactus Wren, the Golden Jackal, the Grey Fox, the Isand Grey Fox, the Puma, and the San Joachin Kit Fox are omnivores.

  6. Plant and Animals Adaptations • Only a small variety of plants can survive in this biome. • Plants have hard, think needle-like leaves to reduce water loss. • Others have hair on their leaves to collect water from the air. • Some plants promote fires with their flammable oils. • Some other plants fight fire by remaining below the ground and only sprouting after a fire.

  7. Plant and Animal Adaptation (Cont.) • The Chaparral biome are home to many burrowing animals. Many of these animals are nocturnal. • They burrow underground to escape the intense heat in the day and come out at night to eat. • This makes them conserve water, energy, and keeps them safe from fires. • Other animals secrete a semi-solid urine in order to reduce water loss.

  8. Temperature Ranges • Made to being very hot and dry. • Winters are mild and usually about 10 degrees Celsius. • Summers are so hot and dry at 40 degrees Celsius that fires and droughts are very common.

  9. Precipitation • Gets probably between 10 – 17 inches of rain all year, but most of it comes in through the winter.

  10. Humans Affecting the Biome • Small habitat blocks face many threats with invasion of alien species as one of them. • Predation introduced by animals and people, and frequent fires from human communities is carried out through grazing, burning, and herbicide. • Grazing domestic livestock can have a serious impact on the coastal sage scrub communities.

  11. Bibliography • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral_plant_page.htm • http://www2.kpr.edu.on.ca/cdciw/biomes/chaparral.htm • http://biology.about.com/od/landbiomes/a/aa060906a.htm • http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na1201_full.html#threats

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