Transcript Chapparal Biome nadya

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
example flat plains, rocky hills and mountain slopes.
• The chaparral is very hot and dry.
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Most of the rain in this biome comes in the winter.
• 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 I VO R E 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.
ADAPTATION/COMPETITION
• Coyotes and Red foxes compete for the same resources.
• competitive exclusion occurs in this biome.
• Animals in this biome are very diverse. The diversity of this biome helps it to survive.
• The more diverse a biome is, the greater chance that biome has for survival.
• Organisms have adapted to the climate.
• The limiting factor in the Chaparral biome is water.
• Plants have adapted to that by having thick waxy roots to capture water and hold water for a long
time
• Organisms adapt to the hot environment
• coming out during the night because it is cooler.
TOURIST DESTINATION
• A famous part of California where the Chaparral biome is found, Hollywood.
• Pinnacles National Park is in California
• A great place to hike and enjoy the wilderness
• The Pinnacles National Park has a hiking trail where you hike in the Bear Gulch.
• Has a leave no trace policy
• Has a camping site
IMPACTS/INFLUENCES
• Tourist attractions in the chaparral biome.
• Threats to this biome is humans coming in and building buildings.
• Industries and factories also affect the biome
• Construction leaves animals endangered and homeless
• National Parks work together to restore and preserve the chaparral biome.
INTERESTING FACTS
1. Is a part of each continent
2. Similar to the desert biome
3. It can be up to 100 degrees in the summer
4. It is about 30 degrees in the winter
5. Soil is very poor in nutrients
LEARNING ACTIVITY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrSMVYnXb2M
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--abioticfactors.htmlhttp://chapparalbiomehollywood.weebly.com/environmentalhuman-impact.html
• http://www.modernhiker.com/2009/05/12/hiking-bear-gulch-in-pinnacles-national-monument/