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Temperate vs. Tropical Rainforests

Temperate vs. Tropical Rainforests. Which is which?. Temperate. Tropical. Temperate Forests. Lie North of the Tropic of Cancer. And South of the Tropic of Capricorn. Tropical Rainforests. Lie along the equator. Compare Biomes. Tropical Warm & wet year round

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Temperate vs. Tropical Rainforests

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  1. Temperate vs. Tropical Rainforests

  2. Which is which? Temperate Tropical

  3. Temperate Forests • Lie North of the Tropic of Cancer • And South of the Tropic of Capricorn

  4. Tropical Rainforests • Lie along the equator

  5. Compare Biomes • Tropical • Warm & wet year round • Avg. temp. 25-27 degrees C. • Annual Rainfall 2,000-4,000 mm per year • Temperate • Seasons- dry summer, wet winter • Avg. temp. not extreme • Annual Rainfall avg. 650-3,000 mm per year

  6. Compare Food Webs & Canopy Layers

  7. How are Forests Studied? • With Canopy Cranes

  8. References • Title Slide • rainforest picture: http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/images/CTRFNewEngland.jpg • Eden Communications (2003). Sound file. Accessed on 5/26/06 at http://christiananswers.net/kids/sounds.html • Slide 1 • Temperate Forest Picture Accessed on 5/26/06 at http://www.guidesign.com/olympic/rf1.jpg • Tropical Rainforest picture Accessed on 5/26/06 at http://www.msu.edu/user/dru/images/panama/highlands/forest_above.jpg • Slide 2 • Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA-supported Classroom of the Future. Rainforest Map. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/images/modules/k4/biomes/Boverview2P3.gif • Slide 3 • Map Image Accessed on 5/26/06 at http://www.tolland.k12.ct.us/ths/science/powell/tropical%20rainforest_files/image009.jpg • Slide 4 • Molles, M.(2002). Ecology Concepts and Applications. [Images] McGraw-Hill Higher Education: NewYork..pg. 35. • Slide 5 • Viau, E. (1999). [Tropical Food Web Image] Accessed on 5/26/06 at http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/tropi_rain/rainweb.html • Viau, E. (1999). [Temperate Food Web Image] Accessed on 5/26/06 at http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/temp_rain/tempweb.html • Slide 6 • University of Washington. (2005) [Crane images] Accessed on 5/26/06 at http://depts.washington.edu/wrccrf/gallery/CraneView1.jpg

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