The Forest Ecosystem Created by: Parker Thiessen, Phoebe Tran, Jensen Flowers, Andrea Ramirez

Where They’re Located Located in eastern North America, southern South America, most of Europe, eastern Asia, and eastern Australia Located in eastern North America, southern South America, most of Europe, eastern Asia, and eastern Australia One fourth of forests are deciduous One fourth of forests are deciduous Growing season in these forests is about 6 months Growing season in these forests is about 6 months

Physical Features Mountains Mountains Hills Hills Plains Plains Trees Trees

Forest Pictures

Why Forests Are Decreasing We use products made of trees to survive We use products made of trees to survive We cut down trees to make more space for buildings We cut down trees to make more space for buildings

Climate in Deciduous Forests The latitude range is anywhere from 23F north to 38F south. The latitude range is anywhere from 23F north to 38F south. Most deciduous forests have mild averaging about 70F, Winter temperatures are a little below freezing. Most deciduous forests have mild averaging about 70F, Winter temperatures are a little below freezing. The ocean and the wind are two big factors of why the temperature and climate change so much in this biome. The ocean and the wind are two big factors of why the temperature and climate change so much in this biome.

Precipitation and Seasons in Deciduous Forests D Deciduous forests have almost 14 inches of rain and snow in the Winter months (December, January, February, March, April, and May), and 18 in Summer months (June, July, and August). deciduous forests get between 30 and 60 inches of precipitation a year. Precipitation in this biome happens year round.

Summer months and Winter months

Cardinals and Black Bears  Males colors are red while the female is buffy brown.  It also has a reddish tinge on its wings and chest.  They even have a red bill.  Cardinals really fight for their food.  They feed on the ground and in trees for seeds and berries and in the trees.  It’s important to the ecosystem because we won’t get to hear them sing. No more beautiful songs.  Fruit, berries, nuts, roots, and honey are their diet eats.  Insects, rodents, and other small mammals.  Go from glossy, black to dark brown, reddish brown or almost white.  Often has a small white patch on chest.  It’s important to the ecosystem because we would have a whole bunch of rodents and I know people hate rodents.

White-Tailed Deer  It grazes on grass, weeds, shrubs, twigs, fungi, nuts, and lichens.  It has a white band across its nose and a white patch on the throat.  They are very shy.  It has a long tail.  Young females usually produce only a single offspring, but older females may have litter of 2 to 3.  It’s important to the ecosystem because fungi and lichens would be everywhere.

Raccoons and Turkeys Raccoons have thick, gray fur and a bushy tail. Raccoons have thick, gray fur and a bushy tail. Its diet foods are frogs, fish, birds, turtle eggs, nuts, seeds, fruit, and corn. Its diet foods are frogs, fish, birds, turtle eggs, nuts, seeds, fruit, and corn. Eyes are open at 3 weeks old. Eyes are open at 3 weeks old. A liter of 3 to 6 young is born in spring in about 65 days. A liter of 3 to 6 young is born in spring in about 65 days. It’s important to the ecosystem because it keeps the food chain going. It’s important to the ecosystem because it keeps the food chain going. Turkeys eat plant matter, such as seeds, nuts, and berries. Turkeys eat plant matter, such as seeds, nuts, and berries. Their meat eats are insects and small reptiles. Their meat eats are insects and small reptiles. Each female lays her eggs in a shallow, leafy nest on the ground. Each female lays her eggs in a shallow, leafy nest on the ground. The female gives heat to the clutch of 8 to 15 eggs for about 28 days. The female gives heat to the clutch of 8 to 15 eggs for about 28 days. It’s important to the ecosystem because if what they eat don’t get eaten they will be ruling the world. It’s important to the ecosystem because if what they eat don’t get eaten they will be ruling the world.

White Oaks  Has whitish, gray bark, seeds are acorns  Grows 80 to 100 FT tall  When seedling, has taproot to get H2O during a drought, disappears later w/ age, grows a fibrous root system w/ tapered laterals  Squirrels, chipmunks, & deer mostly eat the seeds (acorns)

White Birch  Has white bark that peels easily  Grows 70 to 80 FT tall  Flowers (nutkins) has little wings, flies away from parent tree so no competition for food & H2O  Moose & deer eat leaves, porcupines eat bark, rabbits eat seedlings & saplings, yellow-bellied sapsuckers eat sap, humming birds & squirrels eat sap from sap wells sapsuckers made

Shagbark Hickory  Ashy, gray bark, bark separates into long strips  Grows to 100 FT tall  Has long taprooms that goes straight into the ground for extra H2O when drought  Squirrels, chipmunks, black bears, red & gray foxes, & ducks eat the nuts

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