Zusammenfassung der Ressource
temperate deciduous forest
- climate
- the rainfall barely changes throughout
the year with highs of 115mm in July
and lows of 70mm in November. the
average is approximately 93mm.
- the temperature ranges from approximately 4
degrees in December and January to approximately
24 degrees in July with the average temperature
across the year being 14 degrees
- where are they
- they are above the tropic of cancer and below the tropic of capricon. The
main area of temperate deciduous forest is in Europe. it covers nearly all of
Europe with the exception of the very north of Europe and the southern part
of the continent. the next biggest covers the east third of America.
- plant adaptaions
- wild flowers- bluebells
- grow in early spring so they get a lot of
sunlight before block it out with their leaves,
- deciduous trees
- they drop their leaves in the winter to store water. the
leaves are are thin and lightweight to get maximum amount
of sunlight.
- thick bark
- many trees have thick bark to protect
them against the cold winters in the
temperate deciduous forest.
- human uses
- historically
- deer hunting
- collect firewood
- graze animals
- now
- park
- grazing
- pollarding
- sustainable managment
- controlling forms of recreation- no
mountain biking or horse riding
- appropriate car parks
and toilets
- allowing old trees to die and collapse
naturally unless are dangerous
- pollarding not cutting down
- preserving buildings, ponds and earthworks