Cold Deserts

1. Cold Deserts Lois LeFors and Khyla Lewis

2. Geography and Climate • Location-coast of Peru/Chile, Northern China and Southern Mongolia, Western United States, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Coast of southwestern Africa, Western China, part of the Middle East, and Southwestern Russia. • Description- Covered by sand dunes and pebbles, on of the driest places on Earth, covered by sandy soil and areas stone called Gobi, covered by sand, gravel, and clay, many mountain basins and large, flat covering inland by extensive stretches of sand dunes. • Soil Type- Gray soil, sandy soil, and rocky soil • Precipitation-lack of precipitation • Temperature Range- -2 degrees to 4 degrees Celsius and 21 to 26 degrees Celsius. • Climate- cold and dry.

3. Biodiversity • Plant species-bunch grass, cordon cactus, tamaruga trees, camels thorn grasses, grease wood sage bush, shrub sheaves, grasses, pistachio trees, aloe, lichens, welwitshia, alhag, shrub, saxual tree, sedges, thick ground covers • Animal species- lizards, llamas, pervian fox, sea birds, bactern bamel, gazelle, gerbel, jerboo

4. Adaptation • Plant- The vegetation of the harsh cold climate biome, known as the cold desert adapts to the extreme temperature and lack of precipitation by inhaling the little precipitation. The vegetation also internally grasps the minimum sunlight by out reaching with their stems and leave limbs. They adapt to precipitation lack by storing minimum water. • Animal- They eat other animals and plants, use camouflage for protection, and have thick fur for cold winters.

5. Interactions • Of course for further growth of the ecosystem or community the biotic life eats other biotic organisms. Carnivores eat other animals, while herbivores eat plants and bugs. Other interactions include tree growth which provides shelter to millions of animals and insects worldwide.

6. Work cited • www.mbnet.net, www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm www.animal.discovery.com/guides/mammal/habitat/map.html