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Chaparral Biome

Chaparral Biome. Mason Carbone and Elizabeth Wilmouth. Location. West coast of the United States West coast of South America Cape Town South Africa Western Tip of Australia Coastal areas of the Mediterranean. Seasons and climate. Winter-mild and moist not rainy Summer-hot and dry

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Chaparral Biome

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  1. Chaparral Biome Mason Carbone and Elizabeth Wilmouth

  2. Location • West coast of the United States • West coast of South America • Cape Town South Africa • Western Tip of Australia • Coastal areas of the Mediterranean

  3. Seasons and climate • Winter-mild and moist not rainy • Summer-hot and dry • Usually mild but can get very hot or nearly freezing • Temperature ranges between 30 and 100 degrees F • Only gets 10-17 inches of rain during the winter

  4. Plants Less than a meter tall Relatively shrubby Desert like plants Many are annuals Perennial forms tend to have evergreen leaves Flowering briefly after winter rains If caught on fire will burn fast Some are fire resistance either by underground roots or thick heavy bark

  5. Type of soil • Nutrient poor • Factor of humans changing their biome to fit their needs • Thin soil • Bare rock • clay

  6. Animals • Mainly grass land and desert types adapted to hot weather • Coyotes • Jack rabbits • mule deer • Alligator lizards • Horned toads • Praying mantis, honey bees, and lady bugs • In Europe: wild goats, sheep, cattle, mouflon, horses, lynx, wild boar, rabbits, vultures, and eagles • Many small mammals

  7. Food web

  8. Adaptation • Thick bark • Fire resistant • After burned the perennial forbs survive underground • Resin closes pine cones to protect the seeds • Fauna don’t need a lot of water • Have adapted to the hot and dry weather • Some seeds need the heat to sprout

  9. Adaptation and competition • Most are small and nocturnal • Dig burrows to stay cool • Plants have small waxy leaves that hold water

  10. Interesting facts • They hold highly flammable oils • Burn out every 30-40 years • Important crops in the area are olives and grapes • Has more than one name (Mediterraneanbiome) • The seeds of some plants will stay dormant until a fire comes • Chaparral biome is the smallest biome

  11. Humanimpact and influence • Start fires • Many parts of the region were lost to cities and farms • Animals were chased away in which many died • National parks and game preservation areas have been established • The parks are trying to save endangered species in the area • An example of the animals that have been affected by humans are lions and quagga

  12. Djuma Game Reserve • Tourist Destination

  13. Qiuz • How many years does it take for the plants to burn out? • What two animals have we mainly affected? • What are the two most important crops? • What kind of plants are there in the Chaparral biome? • Where are two places that this biome is located?

  14. Work cited • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm • http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=chaparral&subtopic=soil • http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/shrub.htm • http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/chaparral.html • http://www.glendale.edu/chaparral/oct06/chaparral.htm • http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/text/impact/impact.chaparral.html

  15. Quiz • What are in the plants leaves • Are there small or large mammals in the Chaparral • Where is it located at • How often do they burn out • Is the chaparral the largest or smallest biome

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