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Temperate Deciduous Woodland

Temperate Deciduous Woodland. Temperate Deciduous Woodlands. Aims. To learn about the temperature of the temperate deciduous woodlands. To understand how temperate deciduous woodland vegetation is adapted to the environment it is found in. Temperate Deciduous Woodland.

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Temperate Deciduous Woodland

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  1. Temperate Deciduous Woodland

  2. Temperate Deciduous Woodlands Aims • To learn about the temperature of the temperate • deciduous woodlands • To understand how temperate deciduous woodland • vegetation is adapted to the environment it is found in.

  3. Temperate Deciduous Woodland Temperate Deciduous Woodland is the native vegetation of Great Britain. They are also found in north-west Europe eastern NorthAmerica and parts of EastAsia. They are broad-leaved trees such as oak.They are found in these areas because they are well suited to the moderate climate. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, summers are warm but not too dry. Winters are cool but not too cold. The growing season is long, lasting up to 7 months. Deciduous trees drop their leaves in the autumn The soil is a brownearth. It is rich and fertile. Weathering occurs and provides nutrients and the falling leaves provide organicmatter which enriches the soil even further. Earthworms mix up the soil. Use Page 81 of AQA Geography to help you complete the paragraph.

  4. Adaptations of Temperate Deciduous Woodland Vegetation Leaves are broad- leaved so lose a lot of water through stomata (holes on the underneath of the leaf). Vegetation is found in layers. Plants adapt by leaning toward the sun. Leaves are shed in the autumn because of a reduction in heat and light. It helps them to conserve water. Trees drop their leaves in the autumn to conserve water. Animals adapt to the climate by hibernating in the winter. Leaves may fall early if there’s been a late spring and summer. Most animals are camouflaged to look like the ground. Roots soak up nutrients from the soil.

  5. The Nutrient Cycle in a British Woodland The nutrient cycle in a British woodland has a constant recycling of the nutrients. Trees use nutrients to grow Food absorbed by plant roots Leaves fall to forest floor Nutrients added to soil as leaves decay Fungi and bacteria rapidly break down leaves into humus More nutrients in vegetation than in soil – recycling takes only 6 months

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