2. What is the chaparral biome?
shrubs biome
Plants is
dominated by
schrubs
3. Where there chaparral biome?
Found at 30 º North latitude and 30 º south latitude
Often found on the west coast of a continent
Chaparral can be found in parts of South America,
southwestern Australia, Spain, the Sahara and the
Kalahari desert in Africa
4. How’s the Conditions of Chaparal Biome?
Season
Have 4 seasons (Spring, summer, autumn and winter)
Temperature
Spring 20° C
Summer 40° C
Autumn 30° C
Winter 10° C
Temperature?
5. How’s the Conditions of Chaparal Biome?
in winter it rains
while in the
summer the rain
did not happen.
The annual
rainfall range of
30-50 cm
Rainfall?
7. Flora and Fauna in the chaparral biome
1. Flora
Plants must be able to adapt to the heat,
humidity and poor soil slightly
Most plants are small, hard leaves which are
able to maintain moisture.
Examples of plants include blue oak, corn oak,
poison oak, stunted trees, shrubs, cacti.
9. 2. Fauna
Most are animals and desert grassland types that can adapt to the hot and dry
weather.
Birds make their nests in the ground to protect themselves from the heat and
predators.
Furry animals have short fur that can change the length to suit the season or in
accordance with their environment.
Reptiles hunt at night to avoid the heat.
Example = coyote, desert lizards, mountain lions, foxes, feral goats, rattlesnakes,
praying mantis, and antelope.
Flora and Fauna in the chaparral biome
13. P l a n t s & A n i m a l s
golden jackal
mouflon
wild goat
chamise (greasewood)
chaparral
buckbrush
(California lilac)
flannelbush
leather oak
ground snakeTexas horned
lizard
Western diamondback
rattlesnake
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