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by: Sarah Aungier, Taylor Reeves, Hector Perez, Jacob Steen

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Temperate Forest experience four seasons. They usually have quite wet environments.
Following rain forests, temperate decidous forests is the second wettest biome. Trees and plants in deciduous forests have special adaptations to survive in this biome.   Animals in temperate deciduous forests have to adapt to changing seasons. They must be able to cope with cold winters and hot summers.

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Temperate deciduous forests are located primarily in North America and Asia. They can be found in the eastern half of the United States, Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China, and Japan.

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The average rainfall of the temperate forest is 75-150 centimeters and the temperature can range from 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit.

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As the leaves decompose during the seasons, the nutrients contained in the leaves are absorbed by the soil. Because of this, the soil in temperate forests tends to be very fertile. Many deciduous forests have been converted into agricultural regions.

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A parasitic relationship that happens in the temperate forest is the tapeworm(parasite)  and a animal(host) ; the worm steals nutrients from the host and the host gains little to nothing.
A commensal relationship that occurs is the squirrel and the tree, the tree is used as shelter or protection and the is unharmed.
A mutualistic relationship is the deer and the bird, the bird eats insects off the deer; the bird gets a meal and the deer is free of insects.

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The Black Bear is adapted to the temperate forest. It has thick fur to keep warm in the cold winters. They also have long claws which they use to climb trees which is helpful because they live in hollowed out trees, like fairies.

Chipmunks, squirrels and birds store the abundant nuts and seeds on the forest floor in tree trunks during the summer in preparation for winter.

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Trees and plants in temperate forests have special adaptations to survive. As the seasons change each year, so do the leaves. Each year temperate trees lose their leaves then and grow them black. As temperatures cool in the fall, the chlorophyll breaks down, causing them to change color. The warmer spring days signal to the trees so then they could grow new leaves again, and restart the cycle. During the spring, before the deciduous trees leaf out, herbs on the lower levels bloom and grow quickly in order to take advantage of the sunlight.

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KDE Santa Barbara, kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/temperateforest.html.

kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/habitats/temperate-forest/.

“Symbiotic Relationships.” Temperate Deciduous Forest, jordynstemeratedecidousforestbiome.weebly.com/symbiotic-relationships.html.

“Temperate Deciduous Forest : Mission: Biomes.” NASA, NASA, earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotemperate.php.