Chaparral+Period+3


 * CHAPARRAL**

**Facts/characteristics of the Biome:**

It has flat plains The Chaparral has rocky hills It has mountain slopes. It's sometimes used in the movies for the "Wild West"

**Location of the Biome**: The Chaparral is found in almost all continents but only in little parts of it

**Consumers/Animals living in the biome** : Animals- coyotes, jack rabbits, mule deer, alligator lizards, horned toads, praying mantis, honey bee and ladybugs. Red Foxes Pumas also can live in the Chaparral

**Producers/Plants living in the biome:** **Plants-** poison oak, scrub oak, Yucca Wiple and other shrubs, trees and cacti

Blue Oaks- Blue oaks are adapted to drought and dry climates. They can survive temperatures above 100° F for several weeks at a time

he leaves are about 1-3 inches long and are waxy



** Dominant (keystone) species in the biome: ** No animals dominates the entire chaparral.

**Average Temperature Range for the biome:** It is charecterized as being very hot and dry. As for the temperature, the winter is very mild and is usually about 10 °C. Then there is the summer. It is so hot and dry at 40 °C that fires and droughts are very common In the winter the Chaparral climate, also known as the Mediterranean climate, is mild and moist, but not rainy. During the summer it is very hot and dry. The temperature is usually mild but it can get very hot or nearly freezing. The temperature range is between 30° and 100° F. There are many fires in the chaparral because of the heat and dryness.

** Annual Precipiation for the biome: ** The average rainfall for the entire winter is 6.8 inches. The average rainfall for spring is 2.2 inches. The average rainfall for summer is .2 inches. The average rainfall for fall is 4.2 inches.

. Fog off the ocean is the only source of moisture during the summer.

This biome only gets about 10-17 inches of rain all year

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