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Discover the enchanting world of temperate deciduous forests in the Eastern United States, Canada, Europe, China, and Japan. Learn about the unique climate, defining features, plant and animal adaptations, and the threats faced by these diverse ecosystems.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest Brady Creamer Connor Mullin Viktor Moravek
Location • Eastern United States • Canada • Europe • China • Japan
Climate • -30°C to 30°C • yearly average is 10°C • hot summers • cold winters
Defining Features • Four seasons • Leaves change colors in autumn, fall off in the winter, grow back in spring • Some animal s hibernate
Plant Adaptation • There are many types of trees and plants, during the cold winters, their leaves fall off which protect the earth and smaller plants. • The trees are equipped with thick bark that protects them from the winters
Animal Adaptation • Some animals hibernate during the winter • For example, some rodents store up fat, then hibernate during cold winters
Threats • Air pollutants from fuels - destroying forests, killing wildlife and poisoning the soil • Acid rain - damages their leaves and causes production of smaller fruit and less seeds used in reproduction • Clearing land for use in agriculture and clear cut logging - destroyed and continue to destroy millions of trees • Mining - damaged to the extent that forests do not re-grow on the damaged and depleted soils
Clear-cut logging Air Pollution
Mining in Germany Fall Foliage
