1. DECIDUOUS FOREST
by Carmen Moreno Arce 2ºB

2. Deciduous forests are found in Europe stretching from the British
Isles and France through central and eastern Europe as far as
the Ural Mountains. In East Asia these forests cover the Russian
far East, Manchuria, Korea and Japan and in North America from
the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and south to the Gulf of
Mexico.

3. An average temperature 0⁰C in winter and 25ºC in summer.
The temperate deciduous forest gets the second-most amount
of rainfall per year. In winter, this is seen as snow.

4. The soil in the deciduous forests is fertile, enriched with
decaying litter (mostly composed of the fallen leaves).

5. A tree stratum 15-30 metres high, dominated regionally by
various combinations of
oak, maple, beech, chestnut, hickory, elm, basswood or
linden, walnut, and sweet gum.
Red maple / Acer Rubrum

6. Elm / Ulmus Minor Mill

7. Beech / Fagus sylvatica L.

8. FAUNA
Raccoons are easily identified by their masked faces and ringed
tails. They have five toes on both the front and hind feet !They
are omnivorous.
Raccoon

9. Salamander: larval stage salamanders breathe using
gills, while adult salamanders use lungs or breathe
through the skin. Most salamanders are carnivores.

10. Whitetail Deer: these deer are extremely cautious and
wary animals with highly developed senses of sight,
smell, and hearing

11. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - adults eat the nectar of flowers from
a variety of plants including wild cherry and lilac.
Northern Cardinal - during courtship feedings, female cardinals
assume a posture similar to that of begging fledglings and quiver
their wing.

12. Air pollutants from fuels we burn are destroying
forests, killing our wildlife and poisoning the soil.
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13. Naturally occurring forest fires are part of the overall plan for
keeping a forest healthy Some plant species depend on fire as a
seed release mechanism. Without fire the renewal of the forest
does not take place. But people have increased the number of
fires and put in danger the forest.