Chaparral Presentation By Mian Hussain

Chaparral : 

Chaparral By Mian Hussain & Hamza Shakeel

What Are They? : 

What Are They? Is a type of temperate woodland biome that is dominated by more broad-leafed evergreen shrubs than by evergreen trees Plants which have leathery leaves Temperate woodland biomes have fairly dry climates but receive enough rainfall to support more plants than a desert does Consist of coniferous trees such as pinon pines and junipers

Where Are They? : 

Where Are They? A chaparral is a shrubland or a heathleand community. A large part of it is in the U.S state of California and also in Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Located in Middle latitudes 30 (North and South of equator) they are also generally located in a Mediterranean climate.(Costal Areas) Other locations are for example central Chile, South African Cape, and western and southern Australia. Warm dry summers and mild, wet winters

What Does it Contain? : 

What Does it Contain? The chaparral terrain can vary, in some areas it can be flat plains, rocky hills, or also mountain slopes. Chaparrals are a home to a variety of species of trees such as the manzanita, scrub oak, and olive trees etc. They are also a home to variety of animals such as the quail, mule deer, and chipmunks etc.

Why Does it Have it? : 

Why Does it Have it? The animals that inhabit this terrain because they have the ability to adapt by camouflage, shape and color change to suit the physical surroundings. Thus allowing them to easily move throw the bush without being noticed. Animals such as: Quail, lizards, chipmunks. And mule deer(Brownish color)

Plants in the Chaparral : 

Plants in the Chaparral Low-lying plants Evergreen shrubs and small trees that tend to grow in dense patches Such as: chamise, manzanita, scrub oak, olive trees, and herbs Leathery leaves that retain water Leaves contain oil for burning(light and space) Can re-sprout from small surviving plant tissue

Interesting Facts : 

Interesting Facts The biggest threat to the chaparral biome is human development. It is also the smallest biome on earth. Some of the plants in the chaparral biome are fire resistant. The most common type of chaparral is the dwarf evergreen forest, here the tallest tree stands at 10 feet. Some bushes, shrubs, and trees are so tightly packed together that large humans and animals are not able to penetrate them.

Threats to Chaparral : 

Threats to Chaparral Greatest Threat Human Development Humans take over the land they need to survive

Pictures : 

Pictures

Bibliography for Pictures : 

Bibliography for Pictures http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Chaparral015.jpg http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/birds/images/chaparral_bird.jpg https://room42.wikispaces.com/file/view/California_chaparral_yucca_JPG.jpg/33725069 http://z.about.com/d/biology/1/0/i/4/chaparral.gif http://www.californiachaparral.com/images/555_Chamise_on_Guatay_III.jpg http://www.ri.net/schools/West_Warwick/manateeproject/ppt/Amanda-Ken_files/slide0005_image014.jpg http://www.mandevillecanyonassociation.com/newmca/redfox.jpg http://media.photobucket.com/image/thank%20you%20animals/Yancelby/Thank%20You/thank-you.jpg

Bibliography of Information : 

Bibliography of Information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral Holt, Rinehart, and Wilson Environmental Science Book http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=chaparral