GEOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEM

The soil in temperate deciduous forests are mostly rich brown soils, but some red and grey soils lack oxygen and have high iron oxide contents. Most areas in deciduous forests have very fertile soil, with lots of organic matter, helping plants grow with rich nutrients. 

The deciduous forest features uneven cliffs, crags, hills, and other geographical landforms the make it a rugged place to live in. Rivers, streams, and natural springs also are commonly found in the deciduous forest biome. 

FOOD CHAINS/WEBS

FOOD CHAINS

deer <---- berries <---- sunlight

      consumer       producer      photosynthesis   

The berry plant collects sunlight and water to grow. Eventually, a deer looking for food comes along, and happily eat the sweet berries. 

          lion <---- gazelle <---- grass

          secondary       primary           producer

The gazelle is happily chomping on the grass. Nearby, a lion is prowling along, waiting for a chance to pounce on the gazelle. When the gazelle leans down to eat some more, the lion takes this chance, and catches its prey. 

hawk <---- snake <---- mouse <---- corn
   tertiary          secondary        primary         producer

The well-kept corn field's crops are ripe enough to eat, and many field mice scamper through it to find corn without being caught. Nearby, a snake lurks, waiting for the mouse it's watching to move to an angle where it cannot detect it. When accomplished, the snake moves in to strike. It swallows the mouse whole, then rests under a tree, unaware of the hungry hawk watching it intently up in the tree. The hawk swoops down and catches the snake as it flies away.

human <---- trout <---- dragonfly <---- phytoplankton 

                                        tertiary         secondary           primary                    producer 

 A dragonfly flies around a riverbank, and lands near the water, and finds some plankton to eat. As it flies low to the river, a hungry trout leaps up and swallows it. Later, the trout is caught downstream with others in a net. The fisherman sells the fish at the local supermarket, and people buy it, and eat it for dinner! 

This picture is a pyramid of which animals are the
  main predators, producers, and other consumers. 

This picture is of a natural food web

in the deciduous forest, including

bobcats, ravens, and pikas.

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Description of this Extravagant Biome

        Ahhhhh... the deciduous forest... A calm and relaxing place where you can witness varieties of plants, animals, different climates, and etc... Deciduous forests can be found all around the world.

The dark green shaded areas are where all the deciduous forests can be found. As you can see, a majority is found in Asia, Europe, or North America. Deciduous forests have four seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter. Did you know that there are also zones in the deciduous forests? Yes, there are five zones.
The first zone, the Tree Stratum zone. This includes many trees such as hickory, elm, basswood, sweet gum trees, and many more. The height ranges from about 60-100 ft.!
Next, the second zone, the Sapling zone. This zone has many young saplings and short trees.
After that, is the third zone, the Shrub zone. There are many shrubs in that zone as you can tell. They can vary form rhododendrons to huckleberries and many more as well!
Following that is the fourth zone, the Herb zone. The Herb zone contains many varieties of herbal plants.
The last and fifth zone is the Ground zone. The ground zone contains types of moss and others. But that's just some of the AMAZING things you can see in the vast deciduous forests all around the world!




 
DECIDUOUS FOREST ANIMALS

*DEER

*GRAY SQUIRRELS

*AMERICAN BLACK BEAR

*BALD EAGLE
Hey believe it or not, the bald eagle lives in DECIDUOUS FORESTS! Yes, our American symbol is living in deciduous forests! They prey on small fish, reptiles, and mammals. The American bald eagle can also be found in deciduous forests of Quebec and New England!

*BEAVER

*BOBCAT

WATCH A BOBCAT STALK A POCKET GOPHER!

North America: Bobcat Stalks a Pocket Gopher : Video : Discovery ...

 BY DISCOVERY.COM

*BROWN BEAR

*COYOTE

*DUCKBILL PLATYPUS
The duckbill platypus is only found in the Australian deciduous forests and is a semi-aquatic mammal. Did you know that platypuses are carnivores and they eat a specific type of worm called an annelid worm? Also, they feed on larvae and shrimp too. They are also POISINOUS and are the only mammals to lay eggs.

*EASTERN CHIPMUNK

*EASTERN COTTONTAIL

*EURASIAN RED SQUIRREL

*EUROPEAN HEDGEHOG 
                 

*MUSKRAT

*NORTHERN CARDINAL

*OPOSSUM

*RACOON

*RED TAILED HAWK

*TAWNY OWL
The tawny owl can be found in deciduous or mixed forests in Eurasia. Being nocturnal, they hunt in the dark. Did you know that tawny owls are often associated with bad luck? Yes, due to their eerie cry and features of their bodies they often are considered bad luck.

*WHITE TAILED DEER
The white tailed deer are a species of deer and are sometimes known as whitetail or Virginia deer. They are widely distributed east of the North American Rocky Mountains.

*DHOLE  

The dhole is a highly sociable animal and mostly live in groups.
They look a little like foxes. They also closely resemble African wild dogs in their social structure. But, actually the dhole may sometimes be called the Asiatic wild dog or Indian wild dog.
                                      

THE AWESOME LIFE OF DHOLES STALKING A GOAT

Dhole video - Cuon alpinus - 08c - ARKive

BY ARKIVE

*FAT DORMOUSE


AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE AMAZING ANIMALS! GO TO http://www.buzzle.com/articles/deciduous-forest-animals.html
FOR MORE INFO.! HAVE FUN!!!!!