1.  Temperate Desert By Kailyn, Brittany, and Tyler

2.  Locations

3.   Scarce rainfall o Comes as thunderstorms  Snow and fog o Main form of precipitation—25cm a year  Cool temperature  68 – 70 degrees Fahrenheit  Harsh winds Climate

4.  Climatogram

5.   High clay content o lack of vital oxygen  High pH content  Low organic material content Soil Conditions

6.   Dense micro-hair on their leaves  Small leaves  Deep root systems  Waxy exterior  Examples: o Forsellesia Nevadensis o Tamarisk o Prickly Pear Producer Characteristics

7.   Yellow Palo Verde  Saguaro Cactus  Fishhook Cactus  Sagebrush  Glasswort  Indian ricegrass  Creosote bush Producers

9.   Thick fur  Scaly skin  Waxy exterior  Slender bodies with long limbs  Nocturnal/burrowing lifestyle Consumer Characteristics

10.   Zebratail Lizard  Rock hyrax  Black-tailed jackrabbit  Sagebrush voles  Harvest mouse  Golden eagle  Badger  Bobcat  Coyote Consumers

12.   Highest temperature recorded: 104 degrees Fahrenheit  Lowest temperature recorded: -2 degrees Fahrenheit  High mountains cast “rain shadows”  A capital resource found in temperate deserts is oil Qualities

13.  Human Effects  Off-highway vehicle use o dune buggies and motorcycles  Livestock overgrazing  Military training exercises  Air pollution  Introduction of non- native plants o Habitat destruction

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