A Biome Projection
By:
Jonathan Lima
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Chaparrals exist all over the world. They can be
found in California, Oregon, Southern Africa,
Chile, and Australia to name a few places.
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Chaparrals are very dry and summers can last for
five months.
In the Winter the climate is usually mild ( average of
64 degrees F) and moist with little rain. In the
Summer the climate extremes from very hot to very
cold. It can be anywhere from 30 – 100 Degrees F.
The average rainfall for this biome is 10 to 17
inches a year with the most of it happening in the
winter.
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Chaparrals are found within the mid-latitude
climate. They are located in a belt of prevailing
westerly winds. This explains why this biome
is located mostly on the west sides of the
continents. Chaparrals are usually found in 30
to 50 degrees N and 30 to 40 degrees S
latitudes.
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This Chaparral differs from the usual chaparral as it has the
four season present in it. These summers are extremely hot
and dry and there only source of moisture is fog. Its winters
are like normal chaparrals, cool and moist, with tropical
storms to bring in rain. The other two seasons , fall and
spring, are a mixture of summer and winter.
The average rainfall in this chaparral is 10 to 20 inches. The
temperature in the Summer is usually between 37 and 91
degrees F. Meanwhile in the Winter the average temperature
is 46 degrees F. In the Spring the average temperature is 56
degrees F and in the Fall it’s 65 degrees F.
The usual latitude for this specific Chaparral is 30 to 40
Degrees North.
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The California Chaparral can be found along the coast of
California. They also can be found in the mountains of
southern California.
In the mountains the average temperature is 32 to 60 degrees
F. Along the coast the average temperature is 53 to 65
degrees F.
The average rainfall here is 12 to 40 inches . Along with this
particular chaparral experiencing all four season too.
The Latitude for this Chaparral is 35 to 40 degrees N and 118
to 132 degrees W Longitude.
The plants in the chaparral are very adaptive to their
environment.
Chaparrals face frequent fires and droughts so the plants have
adapted to have fire proof seeds. The seeds are dormant until a
fire strikes and after they crack their casing and start to sprout.
Many of these plants have hard leaves with hairs on them. These
hairs are used to collect water out of the air for use by the plant.
The Vegetation is mainly shrubs and some trees. Along with
some cacti
Some examples are: Manzanita, Lebanon Cedar, Blue Oak,
Coyote Brush, and Olive Tree.
Blue Oak
Coyote Brush
Manzanita
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Same with how the plants have adapted to the frequent fires
and drought the animals have done just the same. A majority
of the animals are nocturnal. The animals are usually
grassland or desert type animals. These animals include;
birds, mammals, reptiles, and invertebrates.
Some specific examples are; coyotes, jack rabbits, alligator
lizards, praying mantis, horned toads, and honey bees.
Alligator
Lizard
Horned Toad
Coyote
Praying Mantis
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Humans are indeed threatning this biome.
Humans are coming in and building infrastructure . Humans
are also “simplifying” the land and affecting the amount of
natural fires across this biome., which the animals and plants
need and have adapted with to survive.
Also global warming and green house gases are affecting the
temperature of the Earth which in general affects the climate
of this rather particular biome.
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Source of Information:
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http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm
http://chapparalbiomehollywood.weebly.com/wea
therclimate.html