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Temperate Desert Biome

Temperate Desert Biome. By Ellie McLaughlin. Common Names. Coastal Desert Hot and Dry Desert. Earth’s Major Biomes. Temperate Deserts . Sonoran Desert- southeastern California Great Basin- east-central Nevada Northern Colorado Plateau Chihuahuan Desert- Mexican Boader. Climate.

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Temperate Desert Biome

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  1. Temperate Desert Biome By Ellie McLaughlin

  2. Common Names Coastal Desert Hot and Dry Desert

  3. Earth’s Major Biomes

  4. Temperate Deserts • Sonoran Desert- southeastern California • Great Basin- east-central Nevada • Northern Colorado Plateau • Chihuahuan Desert- Mexican Boader

  5. Climate • Average 30-70 oF • Temperature high in summer, low in winter • Low precipitation

  6. Food Web

  7. Animals Prairie rattlesnake Road runner Desert snake Desert camel Jack Rabbit Kangaroo Rat

  8. Plants Prickly pear cactus Trichomes Yellow paloverde tree MammillariaParkinsoii

  9. Adaptations: Plants and Animals • Plants: • Conserve moisture • Lose leaves- slows growth, prevents loss of moisture • store water in stems • Animals: • Reducing water loss- specialized snouts, waxy body coatings • Regulate body temperature • Burrows • Estivate (stopping activity)

  10. Human Impacts • Development • Destroys animals habitat • Introduces non-native plants • Off roading • Leave tracks in soil • Kills vegetation • Reduces animal population

  11. Bibliography http://environmentalsciencebiomes.weebly.com/temperate-desert.html http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/deserts.html http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/text/biomes/biomes.desert.animaladapt.html

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