Basic Abiotic Factors include rocks, soil, water, sunlight, climate, rain, hills, temperature, air masses.
Average Precipitation:
30 to 60 inches a year. In the winter, precipitation falls in the form of snow, sleet, and hail
30 to 60 inches a year. In the winter, precipitation falls in the form of snow, sleet, and hail
Average Temperature:
50 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperate deciduous forests usually have hot summers and cold winters with average humidity of 60% to 80%
Wind Patterns:
Receive winds from prevailing Westerlies and moves from Southeast to Northeast. The wind helps the forest disperse seeds from the canopy zone.
50 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperate deciduous forests usually have hot summers and cold winters with average humidity of 60% to 80%
Wind Patterns:
Receive winds from prevailing Westerlies and moves from Southeast to Northeast. The wind helps the forest disperse seeds from the canopy zone.
Soil Composition:
The soil in temperate deciduous forests is one of the most fertile soil in the world. Fallen leaves from Autumn decompose leaving behind nutrient rich soil.
The soil in temperate deciduous forests is one of the most fertile soil in the world. Fallen leaves from Autumn decompose leaving behind nutrient rich soil.
Dominant Geographical Features:
Temperate Deciduous Forests are found on vast hillsides, valleys, ridges, mountains, rolling hills, and plateaus.
Temperate Deciduous Forests are found on vast hillsides, valleys, ridges, mountains, rolling hills, and plateaus.
Solar Radiation:
The trees in theses forests have adapted by tilting upward towards the sun, however, little solar radiation reaches the forest floor because the trees block the sunlight.
The trees in theses forests have adapted by tilting upward towards the sun, however, little solar radiation reaches the forest floor because the trees block the sunlight.
- Temperate Deciduous Forests receive 290 - 420 kilojoules per cm
- 70% - 90% of radiated heat is received in the warm half of the year.
Limiting Factors:
Rainfall, deforestation, urbanization, and pollution
Rainfall, deforestation, urbanization, and pollution