1. Temperate woodlands and shrub lands By: Kyle Tlustos

2. The Climate  The temperate woodlands and shrub lands has a semiarid climate.  It gets around 0-75 mm of rainfall annually  The average temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius  Most of the rain is in January and February while the lest is in July and August when there can be no rain at all  The temperate woodlands and shrub lands has a semiarid climate.  It gets around 0-75 mm of rainfall annually  The average temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius  Most of the rain is in January and February while the lest is in July and August when there can be no rain at all

3. Abiotic Factors  The abiotic factors in the temperate woodlands include hot, dry summers; cool moist winters; thin nutrient poor soils; and periodic fires

4. Dominant Plants / The dominant plants in the temperate woodlands and shrub lands include woody evergreen shrubs with small, leathery leaves; and fragrant oily herbs that grow during winter and die during the summer

5. Dominant Animals The dominant animals that are in the temperate woodlands and shrub lands include many predators like coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and mountain lions; herbivores like the deer, rabbit, and squirrel; it also has many birds like hawks, California quail, warblers, and other songbirds; it also includes reptiles like lizard and snakes; butterflies

6. Geographical distribution »There are temperate woodlands on the coasts of northern and southern American, areas around the Mediterranean sea, South Africa, and Australia

7. Human activity  The biggest threat to the temperate woodlands is development and the buildings of subdivisions since where these woodlands are is a desirable place to live

8. Sites »Biology Textbook »http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/ biomes/shrub.htm