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Climatogram

Protection programs

  • A group known as Kwon’s Future Forest is creating the “Great Green Wall” in an effort to prevent further spread of the desert. They have planted nearly 4 million saplings so far and intend to plant a total of 1 billion. This is called afforestation, and helps restore areas where the land has been degraded.

Cold Desert Biome

The most substantial cold desert is the Gobi which is a major part of China and Mongolia.

42.5900° N, 103.4300° E

5 major Decomposers/scavengers

  • Deinococcus gobiensis
  • Mongolian Death Worm
  • Snowy owl
  • Golden eagle

Endangered animals:

  • Musk Ox
  • Snow Leopard
  • Gobi Bear
  • Bactrian Camel

Abiotic Factors of The Gobi Desert

  • Average of 7.6 inches of rainfall a year
  • Temperature; Summer high: 122°F Winter low: -40°F
  • Temperature can shift 60°F in 24 hours
  • Violent winds create frequent sandstorms, and icy sandstorms during winter months

Biblioography

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_Desert
  • http://gobidesert.org/
  • http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Gobi_Desert.html
  • http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asiaweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Asia5.htm
  • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/236545/Gobi
  • http://primaryfacts.com/1405/the-gobi-desert-facts-and-information/
  • http://www.mapsofworld.com/travel/blog/facts/facts-about-gobi-desert
  • http://wondersofgobi.weebly.com/fact-files.html

Environmental Issues

Key species in the Gobi Desert

  • One main issue for the Gobi desert is desertification which is a process that turn fertile land and soil into desert areas. This is both attributed to humans, clear cutting, and the nature, with droughts and fires

5 Major Autotrophs

  • Saxual- small trees that provides shelter
  • Batis
  • Bindweed- problematic weeds, some are endangered
  • Wild garlic
  • Ephedra- used to treat asthma, hay fever and the common cold

Abiotic Factors of The Gobi Desert

5 major heterotrophs

  • Marbled Polecat
  • Gobi Bea
  • Plate-tailed Gecko
  • Musk Oxen-shed wool which can be made into fine cloth. endangered due to excessive hunting
  • Snow Leopard-endangered
  • The majority of the desert contains a fine powdery dirt which is due to the high winds eroding most of the geographic features
  • The soil has a high salt content making diversity among vegetation low
  • The water table is very deep but contains vast amounts of water, this being the main limiting factor along with the climate.

Cold Desert Biome

By: Travis Gibson & Jake Lumia

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