https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97 The Desert Biome en-us 2017-05-17 13:31:45 UTC 2023-01-22 02:07:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172328509 Created by James “Quinn” Parker, Chris Usher, Hunter Murphy, Nick P]]> 2017-05-17 13:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172328509 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172329606 The Sahara desert is located on the northern part of Africa. ]]> 2017-05-17 13:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172329606 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172796215 -Sand

-Rocks

-Temperature

-Rainfall

-Soil 

]]> 2017-05-19 13:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172796215 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172796988 -  Snakes
- Aloe Plants
- Cacti
-Camels
- Lizards
-White Antelopes 
- Vultures
- Small Rodents
- Thorny Devils]]> 2017-05-19 13:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172796988 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172798922 This animal has thorney bodies that help protect them from predators that want to eat them. The spines also help to collect water. 

]]> 2017-05-19 13:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172798922 819516 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172800723 2017-05-19 13:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172800723 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172801343 This plant lives off of rainfall that falls only a few times a year.  With shallow roots it helps them absorb water more effectively.]]> 2017-05-19 13:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172801343 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172801620 - Solar Energy may be useful due to the high heat

-Wind Energy may be useful only at night, when the temperatures drop and it gets windy.]]> 2017-05-19 13:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172801620 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172802353 -Camels adapted by storing water in humps located on their back

-Fennec Foxes have adapted to the Sahara by having large ears, to hear predators and to release body heat]]> 2017-05-19 13:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172802353 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172803560 Several different species of small rodents live within the Sahara, feeding off of small plants and gaining water  from the leaves of saltbush plants.]]> 2017-05-19 13:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/172803560 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173134050 Protection for small animals and insects provides shelter ]]> 2017-05-22 13:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173134050 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173134334

]]> 2017-05-22 13:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173134334 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173134639 An example of parasitism in the Sahara Desert is when the Desert Mistletoe grows on the Desert Willow Tree, and it extracts the nutrients from the Willow Tree which makes the tree eventually die.

]]> 2017-05-22 13:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173134639 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173135853 Dama Gazelle:  Dama Gazelles are mostly affected by habitat destruction, caused by humans cutting down the branches of the trees that they eat. Another reason for their low population is the over hunting of these animals, which has only increased in recent years due to vehicles being used (which means that hunters can keep up with the Gazelle’s fast speeds).

African Spurred Tortoise: This tortoise found in the Sahara has found itself susceptible to extinction due to people keeping them as pets. The illegal pet trade has heavily affected the population of the African Spurred Tortoise, and it has the species is now considered threatened, and may continue to get closer to extinction if the black market for pets is not stopped.]]> 2017-05-22 13:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173135853 819516 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136291 The sun is shining on these panels to absorb energy.]]> 2017-05-22 13:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136291 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136321 An example of mutualism in the Sahara is with the Nile crocodile and the Egyptian plover. The crocodile will open its mouth for the bird to come and feed on the leeches. The plover gets food and the crocodile is saved from the leeches. 

]]> 2017-05-22 13:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136321 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136645

]]> 2017-05-22 13:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136645 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136826

]]> 2017-05-22 13:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136826 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136856 An example of commensalism is a hawk building its nest on a saguaro cactus.]]> 2017-05-22 13:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173136856 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173138618 2017-05-22 13:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173138618 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173139320 The human impact of the Sahara Desert they are affecting the cactus from growing and also the Chuckwalla  has almost become extinct because they are used as pets. The Gazelle is another example of humans causing habitat destruction because they have been hunted to the point of extinction This impacts the cheetahs and hyenas in the Sahara Desert.

]]> 2017-05-22 13:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173139320 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173139989 Crops can’t grow on sand, but usable soil can be found around mountains, oasis’s and the Nile River. 

]]> 2017-05-22 13:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173139989 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173140243 Buffelgrass and the Athel Tree  are both examples of an invasive species in the Sahara Desert because their seeds are blown in storms all over the desert allowing them to grow.  Buffelgrass is a threat to the Sahara because it is very dry and known to cause wild fires.  The Athel tree is used by animals to rest and to protect their bodies from the sun.


]]> 2017-05-22 13:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173140243 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173140294 Provides water for plants and animals that allow them to survive in harsh environment.  With limited rainfall survival is hard in the desert.  ]]> 2017-05-22 13:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173140294 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173140451 2017-05-22 13:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173140451 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173140883 The Carbon Cycle does not occur as much as some other biome's but there is still photosynthesis and cellular respiration. ]]> 2017-05-22 13:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173140883 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173142263 2017-05-22 13:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173142263 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173142558 Pollution caused by humans in the Sahara Desert are drilling for oil/ military testing and training taking away land from the animals in the area. Development projects for running pipes under ground causes soil degradation.

]]> 2017-05-22 13:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173142558 819803 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173143563 The producers are small shrubs, sparsely covering the sand. Tamarix, acacia trees and date palms put down extremely long roots to tap deep water sources. Vegetation tends to grow near the edges of the desert at the Northern and Southern regions,and near oasis's with good water sources.]]> 2017-05-22 13:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173143563 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173143946 2017-05-22 13:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173143946 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173143947

In the Sahara Desert  the population doubles every 20 years.  The population growth rate is 3 and the food production rate is 2 percent which means there are too many animals than the earth can produce food to.  

]]> 2017-05-22 13:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173143947 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173144115 2017-05-22 13:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173144115 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173144380 The Addax and the Dama Gazelle are near the point of extinction due to humans and animals hunting them.  Another reason they are being over consumed is because they live in a similar environment as the humans in the Sahara Desert which creates habitat destruction.


]]> 2017-05-22 13:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173144380 819683 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173146083 2017-05-22 13:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173146083 820548 https://padlet.com/820548/8aci5d5f9g97/wish/173515102 The Desert has very low precipitation. So there are very little lakes and rivers in the area. Which causes very little rainfall to happen.

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