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Chaparral
By Hannah, Kayla,
Shamalee
Found in only
5 regions of the world
I’d pay attention to
this if I were you 
Summer:
Winter:
mild
hot
Moist (not rainy)
dry
+
30-100 degrees F
17 inches rain/yr
•Seeds lie dormant until fire
•Hairy leaves collect moisture from air
•Obligate resprouters use root systems
•Obligate seeders destroyed in fire depend on seedlings to replace
them
Common Plants
•Include scrub oaks,
chamiso shrubs,
pines, cork and olive
trees
•Shrubbery
everywhere
•Primary producers
Common Animals
Black tailed jack rabbit, aardwold, golden jackal, grey fpx, puma, wild goat
Desert/grassland type
Food Chain
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y3FkMl
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Threats
 Cutting down trees=no shelter
 Human activities
Animal Adaptations
 Temperature changes
 Rough terrain
 Scarce food supplies after drought
 Nocturnal=too hot during the day
Abiotic Factors
 Mild winters
 Hot & dry summers
 Fires
 Nutrient poor soil
 Rocks
 Sunlight
Symbiotic Relationships
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Predator--Prey
Commensalism
Competition
Mutualism
Keystone Species
What do these little
creatures do?
Ecological services
Shrubbery
 Ease storm water runoff
 Reduce erosion
 Keep streams clean
Resource Partitioning
 Introducing new species will result in
coexistence
Economic services
 Source of cleaner water for community
 Portrays where worst fires are
Were you paying attention?
 If you wanted to live in this biome, when
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would you need to sleep?
What are the winter climate like compared to
the summer climate?
Give one example of an animal that occupies
this biome.
What threatens this biome?
What is a commonly occurs in this biome that
plants and animals have to adapt to?