Temperate Rainforest

K-Strategist

R-Strategist

a horned owl can be considered a k-strategist because they tend to have fewer offspring but the have a much longer lifespan

Indicator Species

The food a great horned owl eats, mice, can be considered an r-strategist because they have a large offspring since they have a much shorter lifespan. Invasive species are also R-strategist

Flying squirrel

leave the area when temperatures drastically change

yum!

Banana Slug

Keystone Species

these slugs need to be in an area with high moisture, if there's a change they can die off

Wild salmon

Grizzly Bears

Temperate Rainforest

Endangered Species

Snow Leopard

Alien Species

California giant salamander

considered endangered in 2004 due to urbanization and destruction of habitat

Abiotic Factors

Knotweeds

Giant Hogweed

Pink Sandverbena

By:Michael Medina

Adaptations

Endangered in the state of WA since 2000 due to competition from the invasive species European beachgrass

• Bears
• Raccoons
• Skunks

Himalayan Balsam

Hibernation

Migration

• Birds

• Less sunlight in winter
• Large layers of fertile soil
• Humid summers and mild winters
• Avg. Temperature 32-70 degrees
• year round precipitation

Camouflage

• Amphibians mainly

Plants

• Epiphytes grow on top of other plants to reach light

Flora and Fauna in Temperate Rainforests

• Trees take advantage of rain & grow tall

(from all parts of the world)

Fauna

Flora

Climatograph

• Bald Eagles
• Kangaroos
• Beavers
• Racoons
• Cougars
• Hares
• Ibex
• Snow Leopards
• Kangaroos
• Snow Monkeys

• Coastal Redwood
• Western Skunk Cabbage
• Western Red Cedar
• Epiphytes (ferns,moss,lichen)
• Douglas Fir (Christmas tree)
• Sitka Spruce (bigger version of Christmas tree)
• Redwood Sorrel
• Pacific Rhododendron
• Walnut Trees
• Redbuds

• Soil type: rich in nutrients, dark, moist

CHARACTERISTICS

Coastal Redwood...now that's big!

Flora

Redwood Sorrel

Fauna

Redbuds

Climate:

mild and moist; frequently foggy

Douglas Fir a.k.a Christmas tree

Kangaroos...believe it or not

Epiphytes

Western Skunk Cabbage

Fast Fact- it can rain over 200 in. in one year

Bald Eagle

Temperature:

Dec.-July; 5-41 degrees

Ibex

Beaver

23-74 degrees rest of the year

Snow Leopard

Snow Monkeys

Coverage Area:

75 mil. acres on Earth

Location

Locations:

Chile, Vancouver, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, NW United States, Tasmania

Rainfall:

60-200 inch. a year

Limiting Factors

• The largest Temperate Rainforest can be found on the Pacific coast of North America. They are mostly found in coastal areas

Latitude:

between 38-56 degrees South; 38-61 degrees North Latitude

Human factors:

club moss draperies

pollution and urban sprawl

moss by a trail

morning fog in WA

pests and disease:

disease brought in from invasive species like Knotweed and Giant Hogweeds, which hurt the indigenous species

sunlight:

due to large canopy created by trees small plants and trees can find it hard to receive the sufficient sunlight they need to survive

Threats

• Mining
• Cut down for timber
• Acid rain
• Introduction of new animals
• Deforestation
• Human need for land and profit
• Pollution of water caused by mining
• Destruction of animal habitat and limiting animal food

National Parks to Go See

Where you can find a temperate rainforest:

• Olympic National Park in Washington State

Legislation

Environmental Success

• there's a current legislation, although unlikely to pass, that would hand over 80,000 acres of the largest Temperate Rainforest in SE Alaska to a private logging corporation

• In Australia land clearing is controlled indirectly by federal law in the form of the Environmental Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act

• Temperate Rainforest along with tropical rainforest help regulate the earth's temperature and weather patterns