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THE AFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE CONIFEROUS FOREST LIFE ZONE 

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THE AFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE CONIFEROUS FOREST LIFE ZONE 

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Climate Change affects this life zone because it needs water and a moist ground for the plants here to survive. The rain up in the high mountain tops runs down the mountain, but without this, all the plants die. This is a problem because of forest fires.

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Between 8500 and 11500 feet above sea level

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A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT CONIFEROUS FORESTS IN GENERAL

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A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT CONIFEROUS FORESTS IN GENERAL

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AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONIFEROUS FOREST LIFE ZONE

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AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONIFEROUS FOREST LIFE ZONE

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Birds eat the seeds from the thinleaf Adlers

Fish(Rio Grande Cutthroat) lay eggs in the streams in late spring

Fish(Rio Grande Cutthroat) eat bugs in streams in summer

Lots of animals live there: deer, elk, Grouse, Birds

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Northwestern wolves are one of the largest animals found in this region. They are also the main predator. They hunt squirrels deer and sometimes even moose.

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Rio Grande cutthroat trout
Yellowish green with black spots
Creamy white abdomen
Like clear cold streams and lakes
Males have reddish orange abdomen during breeding season

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THE CONIFEROUS FOREST LIFE ZONE IS ALSO CALLED THE CANADIAN LIFE ZONE

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THE CONIFEROUS FOREST LIFE ZONE IS ALSO CALLED THE CANADIAN LIFE ZONE

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Thinleaf Alder

Douglas Fir

Quaking Aspens

Whipple Penstemons

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Short rounded wings make for easier flight through tight forest spaces

Males make sounds with the sacks on their necks during mating season

Nests are normally on the ground or in stumps

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This life zone is full of flowing streams and lots of critters. Life here is revolving around these streams. Algae grows on rocks. Small insects gather here, feeding other small carnivores.

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12 to 35 inches a year.

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Quaking Aspens have a greenish white bark with dark spots. They get their name from the fact that their leaves are always moving. Leaves are green until they fall, when they turn yellow.

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“Mouse tails” stick out of the pinecone maybe it helps the pinecones get stuck to animals and transported around

The cones fall off whole from the tree rather than falling apart

Christmas Trees

The needles were once used as a coffee substitute.

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climate change, global climate change, global warming, natural hazards, Earth, environment, remote sensing, atmosphere, land processes, oceans, volcanoes, land cover, Earth science data, NASA, environmental processes, Blue Marble, global maps

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Rio Grande Cutthroat trout

Blue Grouse

Rocky Mountain Elk

Western Bluebird

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Males antlers can spread up to 5 feet

Antlers can weigh up to 700 pounds

Females smaller than males

Active at dusk and dawn

Male elks can have up to 40 mates during mating season

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Summer: -40˙F to 68˙F average is 58˙F