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Lori Carter

Kids Do Ecology -- Chaparral - 1 views

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Mrs. Carter chaparral location chapparal plants biome chaparral

shared by Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • small sections of most continents
    • Lori Carter
      Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10
       
      I think that is a great idea. I'll go add those names to our notes right now.
    • Lori Carter
      Lori Carter on 14 Nov 11
       
      I think that's a great idea. I'll add those names to our notes.
  • west coast of the United States
  • west coast of South America
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  • Cape Town area of South Africa
  • flat plains, rocky hills and mountain slopes
  • coastal areas of the Mediterranean
  • western tip of Australia
  • many different types of terrain
  • Most chaparral plants have large, hard leaves, which hold moisture
  • Shallow roots
  • extend horizontally under the surface
  • good at catching water
  • Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10
     
    Has sections on location, weather, plants, animals and people as well as links to other sites that may be helpful to us.
  • Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10
     
    I found some good information on the locations of the biome and the types of terrain that can be found in the chaparral.
Lori Carter

What is the Chaparral Biome? - 0 views

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Mrs. Carter chaparral plants biome chaparral climate plants

shared by Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Chaparral lies 30-40 degrees above and below the Equator
  • Temperatures reach up to 100° F (38° C) and average 64° F (17° C), bringing fires in the driest months.
  • Over the winter, the temperature averages a balmy 50° F (10° C), and brings 15-25" (38-64 cm) of rain, which allows vegetation other than cactus to flourish.
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  • yucca
  • myrtle, oak,
  • dwarf Eucalyptus
  • sagebrush
  • heather
  • manzanita
Lori Carter

Chaparral Climate - 0 views

www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral_climate_page.htm

biome chaparral Mrs. Carter climate

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  • Mediterranean climate
  • mild and moist, but not rainy.
    • Lori Carter
      Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10
       
      Winter -- gets some rain but not alot.
  • summer it is very hot and dry
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  • temperature range is between 30° and 100° F
  • 10-17 inches of rain all year,
  • long period of dryness in the summer
  • most of it comes in the winter
  • only plants with hard leaves can survive
  • Many leaves are also hairy so they can collect the moisture out of the air and use it
  • because of the heat and dryness.
  • many fires
  • Some plants have adapted even to the fires
  • seeds will lie dormant until there is a fire
  • eed casings will crack and the seed will sprout only then
  • exist in a mid-latitude climate
  • lie in a belt of prevailing westerly winds
  • average temperature of the coldest months is 64° F
  • 30° to 50° N and 30° to 40° S latitudes
  • has four seasons.
  • significantly hot and dry summers
  • Fog off the ocean is the only source of moisture during the summer
    • Lori Carter
      Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10
       
      Does this mean it never rains in the summer???? I'd better check this out!
  • cool and moist winters
  • Spring and fall
  • tropical storms
  • moderate amount of rain and heat
  • vegetation is mostly made up of shrubs
  • Leaves and branches are usually hairy to trap moisture from fog and rain, and to insulate them from the high heat in the summer
  • fauna
  • don't need a lot of water
  • very little precipitation in the Mediterranean chaparral
  • annual precipitation is 10-20 inches
  • average rainfall for the entire winter is 6.8 inches.
  • average rainfall for spring is 2.2 inches
  • The average rainfall for fall is 4.2 inches.
  • average rainfall for summer is .2 inches.
  • average annual temperature is 59 ° F
  • average temperature for winter is 46°F,
  • average temperature for summer is 71°F
  • Average temperature for spring is 56°F
  • average temperature for fall is 65°F
Lori Carter

Chaparral Biome - 0 views

www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm

biome chaparral Mrs. Carter

shared by Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10 - Cached
  • found in a little bit of most of the continents
  • west coast of the United States
  • west coast of South America
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  • many different types of terrain
  • western tip of Australia
    • Lori Carter
      Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10
       
      I didn't note specifically the different types of terrain. I need to go back and see if I can find this information.
  • coastal areas of the Mediterranean.
  • Cape Town area of South Africa
  • very hot and dry
  • winter is very mild
  • hot and dry at 40 °C
    • Lori Carter
      Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10
       
      What do they consider mild? I need to find the average temperature in winter.
  • summer
  • fires
  • very common
  • droughts
  • plants and animals are adapted to these conditions
  • hold moisture
  • plants have small, hard leaves
  • poison oak
  • cacti
  • scrub oak
  • Yucca Wiple
  • coyotes
  • mainly grassland and desert types
  • jack rabbits
  • animals
  • mule deer
  • horned toad
  • alligator lizard
  • chaparral biome
  • chaparral biome is found in a little bit of most of the continents
  • The chaparral biome has many different types of terrain.
  • The chaparral biome has many different types of terrain.
  • The chaparral biome has many different types of terrain.
  • chaparral biome is found in a little bit of most of the continents
  • chaparral biome is found in a little bit of most of the continents
  • chaparral biome is found in a little bit of most of the continents
  • Lori Carter on 12 Dec 10
     
    Looking at the map, the chaparral biome occupies a very small part of the world. It's actually hard to see on some continents that are mentioned in the text. I wonder just how many interesting plants and animals might live in such a small area.
Lori Carter

Yucca & Yucca Moth - 0 views

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shared by Lori Carter on 05 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Yucca is one of the most remarkable groups of flowering plants native to the New World.
  • some species are native to the southeastern United States
Lori Carter

WWF Global 200 Ecoregions -- Chilean Matorral (122) - 0 views

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chaparral biomes

shared by Lori Carter on 07 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • one of only five Mediterranean shrublands
  • in South America
  • only Mediterranean climate shrubland
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  • 20 percent of the plant species on Earth
  • Chilean Matorral, a densely vegetated ecoregion with a moderate climate
  • adapted to highly localized habitats
Lori Carter

Conservation - California Native Plant Society - 0 views

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biomes chapparral threat

shared by Lori Carter on 10 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Some of them are taking over otherwise natural areas.
  • Weeds are everywhere
Lori Carter

Chaparral (Mediterranean) Biome - 0 views

www.thewildclassroom.com/...chaparral.html

Mrs. Carter biomes chapparal

shared by Lori Carter on 17 Nov 11 - Cached
  • Chaparral or Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub is a temperate biome, characterized by hot-dry summers and mild and rainy winters
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