Transcript Chapparal Biome

CHAPPARAL
BIOME
N A DYA P E T T U S
INTRODUCTION
• The chapparal biome is a type of grassland.
• Found in west cost of the United States west coast of South America, the Cape Town area of
South Africa, the western tip of Australia and the coastal areas of the Mediterranean
• Many different types of terrain., for example flat plains, rocky hills and mountain slopes.
• The chaparral is very hot and dry.
• Winter is very mild and is usually about 50°F Most of the rain in this biome comes in the winter.
• The summer is hot and dry at up to 100°F
• Fires and droughts are very common
BIOTIC FACTORS
Flora
• Plants have hard, thin, needle-like leaves to
reduce water loss
Blue Oak
• Adapt to drought and dry climates
• Used as fence posts and fuel wood
BIOTIC FACTORS
FA I RY D U S T E R
CALIFORNIA MILKWEED
• The fairy duster can bloom year round,
but usually blooms February through May
• Milkweeds are the required host plants for
caterpillars of the monarch butterfly
• Food for wildlife.
BIOTIC FACTORS
C H A PA R R A L M A L L OW
• coated thinly to densely in white hairs
• an elongated cluster of many pale pink
flowers with petals under a centimeter
long
A L L PA N T S A R E P RO D U C E R S
A N D P ROV I D E F O O D F O R
H E R B AV I O R S
BIOTIC FACTORS
• Mountain lion
• Grey fox
• Wolf
• Spotted Skunk
• Puma
They are all carnivores and eat things like the jack rabbit and goats
INTERESTING FACTS
• Summer can last up to five months.
• Fires in the chaparral biome are helpful because they help
balance out the living organisms and nonliving organisms.
• Many animals found in the chapparal are found in desert
biomes.
• The average rainfall is 10 to 17 inches a year.
• The plants in the chaparral biome contain flammable
material but the barks are fire resist.
TOURIST DESTINATION
IMPACTS/INFUENCES
INTERESTING FACTS
QUIZ
• Some common animals of the chaparral biome are coyotes, mule deer, praying mantis, and
ladybugs.
WORK CITED
• http://www.bioexpedition.com/chaparral-biome/
• http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/chaparral.html
• http://www.softschools.com/facts/biomes/chaparral_biome_facts/169/
• http://chaparralbiomemontyandsummer.weebly.com/biotic--abiotic-factors.html