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C S TEMPERATE DRY SUMMER

W DRY WINTER

F WITHOUT DRY SEASON

A HOT SUMMER
B WARM SUMMER

C COLD SUMMER

ANIMAL ADAPTATION

Migration and hibernation are two
adaptations used by the animals in this biome.
While a wide variety of birds migrate, many of
Another behavioral adaptation some animals have adopted is food storage. The nuts and seeds that are plentiful the mammals hibernate during the cold winter
during the summer are gathered by squirrels, chipmunks, and some jays, and are stored in the hollows of trees months when food is in short supply.
for use during the winter months. Cold temperatures help prevent the decomposition of the nuts and seeds.
PLANT ADAPTATION

Unlike tropical forests, temperate forests
have just two layers of vegetation. The
tallest trees have their foliage generally
about 15-30 m above ground and a layer of
During the spring growth, i.e. when the tree foliage has not completely formed yet, there is plenty of light shrubs and smaller trees underneath, at
reaching the ground and this makes plants grow on the ground. This is why many of the species that live on the approximately 5-10 m. This is why the soil
ground grow, flower and bear fruits before late summer. Later on, sciophilus plants, i.e. plants that like shade, receives more light than in tropical forests
start to grow. These plants have extremely efficient mechanisms to capture and use low-intensity light and are and the undergrowth is luxuriant: ferns,
able therefore to survive even when the foliage completely covers the soil underneath. The main trees living in mosses and lichens, especially in very rainy
this biome are: beeches, sycamores, oaks, aspens, walnut trees, lime trees, chestnut trees, birches, elms and in areas.
America tulip trees.

TEMPERATE ANIMAL & PLANT ADAPTATION
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