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[] **Facts/characteristics of the Biome:** There are 5 zones in a deciduous forest: **Location of the Biome**: -Deciduous biomes are located primarily in the eastern half of the United States, Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China, and Japan. -Chile, Paraguay, New Zealand, and Australia - mid-latitudes- between the polar regions and the tropics **Consumers/Animals living in the biome** : -Black bear, -Brown Bear -Fox -Duck billed Platypus -Dhole -Weasel -Squirrels -owls -raccoon -White tail deer -coyote -American Eagle -muskrat -Opossum -Bobtail Quail -Nighting Gale -Ivory Billed Woodpecker -Newt -Red Cockaded Woodpecker
 * TEMPERATE FOREST**
 * 1) Tree Stratum Zone-- Trees such as Oak, Beech, Maple, Chesnut, Hickory, Elm, Basswood, Linden, Walnut, and Sweet gum--a height range of 60-100 feet
 * 2) Small Tree and Sapling Zone-- Young short trees
 * 3) Shrub Zone-- Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Mountain Laurel, and Huckleberries
 * 4) Herb Zone-- Herbal plants
 * 5) Ground Zone-- Lichen, Club moss, True moss

**Producers/Plants living in the biome:** ** Dominant (keystone) species in the biome: ** -White-tailed deer -Oak trees
 * Oak
 * Beech
 * Maple
 * Chesnut
 * Hickory
 * Elm
 * American Beech
 * Carpet Moss
 * Common Lime
 * Guelder Rose
 * Lady Fern
 * Northern Arrowwood
 * Pecan
 * Shagbark Hickory
 * Tawny Milksap Mushroom
 * White Birch
 * White Oak

**Average Temperature Range for the biome:** - The average temperature range of the biome is around 50 degrees F - Hot summers, cold winters - Goes through all four seasons

** Annual Precipiation for the biome: ** the average annual amount of rain fall is 30 to 60 inches per year

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