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Deciduous Forest

Hey, we are going to talk about Deciduous forests for all you know you might live in one. There are 5 zones in deciduous forest. The first zone is tree stratum zone this zone contains trees as in oak, beech, maple, chestnut, hickory, elm, basswood, linden, walnut, and sweet gum trees. The second zone is the small tree and sapling zone this zone contains small and young trees. The 3rd zone is the shrub zone the shrubs here are rhododendrons, azaleas, mountain laurel, and huckleberries. The fourth zone is the herb zone this zone has short plants and herbal plants. Now last but not least the fifth zone which is the ground zone which contains lichen, club moss, and true mosses. The average temperature here is 50 degrees F. The average rainfall would be 30-60 inches a year.

Now we will move on like to the seasons, In deciduous forests there are four seasons theses seasons are Fall, spring, winter and summer. Some animals hibernate during the winter months.Now something has to live in that space. So its animals,and plants that make up the food webs were gonna talk about the deciduous food webs heres a picture


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 * Deciduous food web ||

Here are some of the animals that live in the deciduous forest 1. American Bald Eagle 2. American Black Bear 3. Coyote 4. Duckbill Platypus 5. Eastern Chipmunk 6. White Tailed Deer 7. Mice Raccoons 8.Least Weasel 9. Fat Dormouse 10.Rabbit Animals in deciduous forests adapt to the climate by hibernating in the winter. In the other 3 seasons they live off the land. They have adapted to the land by trying the plants in the forests to see if they are good enough to eat and use for a good supply of food. The trees also provide some shelter for the animals. The animals also use the trees for food and water sources. Most of the animals are camouflaged so they look like the ground or where they live.

PLANTS

Here are some types of plants in deciduous forests: 1. Pecan- 2. Carpet moss 3. White oak 4. White birch 5. Lady fern 6. Sequoia- The tallest trees in America the tallest one being the general Sherman. 7. Common lime 8. Shag bark hickory 9. American beech 10. Tawny Milksop Mushroom The plants in deciduous forests have adapted by leaning toward the sun, soaking up nutrience in the ground which is also a way of adaption.

Dangers People are one of the main causes were losing forests. They will cut down trees for houses or build over the land since they are building a lot of animals are losing there homes and dying out. It is bad for us the animals and the environment. So please be more careful where you build and stuff because just remember what you are doing.

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