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With golden autumns and frost covered winters, temperate deciduous forests are lands of wonder. Elegant trees change color with the seasons, going from gorgeous green to warm shades of red and yellow. The leaves fall, making way for snowy branches, glistening like diamonds. Cold melts to make way for new spring growth. Flowers and fauns cover the forest floor as new buds bloom on trees. Birds sing in the branches as sweet spring gives in to warm summer. Distinct seasons give this biome its unique majesty and ever changing beauty.

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mid-latitudes (between the tropics and the polar regions) in western Europe, eastern Asia, southwestern South America, and the eastern U.S.

warm and cold air masses that cause four distinct seasons a year

cold winters and hot, wet summers

trees lose leaves as temperatures drop - becoming dormant in the winter

most growth occurs in the summer

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Plant life is very diverse, with 3-4 tree species per square kilometer

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Trees are characterized by broad leaves that are lost in colder seasons

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Animals migrate or hibernate during the winter

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Tsuga canadensis

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Tilia americana

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Ulmus americana

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Fagus grandifolia

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Salix nigra

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Acer saccharum

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Typical range of temperature between -30° C and 30° C (-22° F to 86° F)

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Quercus acerifolia

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Precipitation is roughly 75-150 cm per year

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Soil is very fertile, due to a large amount of decaying plant material, such as leaves and bark, on the ground

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Ursus americanus

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Lynx rufus

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Growing season lasts 140-200 days during 4-6 warmer months

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Seasons are well defined, with easily distinguishable winters

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Odocoileus virginianus

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Sciurus carolinensis

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Mephitis mephitis

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Lepus americanus

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Staunton, Virginia, United States

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Staunton, Virginia, United States