Shrublands Shrublands are the areas that are located in west coastal regions between 30° and 40° North and South latitude. Some of the places would include southern California, Chile, Mexico, areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and southwest parts of Africa and Australia. These regions are usually found surrounding deserts and grasslands. Shrublands have a very unique Climate and vegetation.

Shrubland Temperature and Precipitation. The average Temperature in The Temperate Woodland/Shrubland is 75 degrees (24 Degrees Celsius) It can get up to 86 Degrees (30 Degrees Celsius) depending on Altitude Woodland/Shrubland get up to 2-5 Feet of Precipitation (Both rain and snow) Humidity 60 to 80 Percent

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Woodland/ Shrubland biome Food chain This Picture depicts the Food Web for the Woodland/ Shrubland biome. Some of the main producer for this biome are Cacti, Sagebrush, Grass and trees. Some of the consumers Are wild goat, Jack Rabbit, Grasshoppers and termites. The secondary consumers are skunk , aardwolf and Cactus Wren. Last but not least there are the Tertiary Consumers Which are the Puma and the Grey Fox.

Typical Animal found in the shrubland biome

The black tailed jack Rabbit. (Lepus townsedii) The black tailed jack rabbit is a typical animal found in a shrubland biome. Jack rabbits live in the extreme environments where the temperature is hot during the day and cold at night and were there is not much rain. Jack rabbits can withstand so much heat because of their huge ears. It’s ears can regulate its body heat by increasing or decreasing the blood flow through its ears.

Jack Rabbit con. A jack rabbit has many ways of staying alive in the shrubland biome. One of those ways They survive from vicious predators is by living in a open space were they are able to see predators. Another way they survive is by their incredible speeds that can reach up to 36 MPH.

Typical Plant Found in the shrubland biome

Blue Oak tree (Quercus douglasii) The blue oak tree is a a typical plant for a shrubland biome.The blue oak tree is a short tree with a open canopy and can grow to be 30 feet long. The light colored bark on the blue oak tree is thick and helps reduce fire damage. Blue oaks are very strong and the can survive Drought and Dry climates for various weeks.

Damages A shrubland biome may not look like much but there is a lot living things on these shrublands. Most of these things are animals. When people look at a shrubland it looks deserted and for that reason people think it is fine to Dump chemicals that create fires. Another reason why the shrubland biome is in danger is because of the animals that live there. Some of the animals that live there are being hunted by humans. One specific thing that is hunted in the coyote and it is a very important animal in this biome.

Impact on excessive fires

Solutions Some of the solutions to the problems that are connected to the shrubland biome are to try to protect and restore the wetlands. Another important solution that we have is to Conduct dry season burning to obtain fresh growth and to restore calcium to the soil that builds up in the dry grasses.

Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_douglasii http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/bioshrubland.php https://www.storehouse.co/stories/2027-temperate-woodland-and-scrubland http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm