The chaparral biome is located along the western coast of the United States, southern South America, southwestern Australia, Spain, and parts of Africa. It consists of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes adapted to hot, dry summers and mild winters with nutrient-poor soils. Common plants include coyotes, jackrabbits, mule deer, and various lizards and toads. Periodic wildfires are an important part of maintaining the chaparral ecosystem.

1. CHAPARRAL BIOMEANGEL PICART
ANGELA TRILLO
NATALIE OCHOA

2. DEFINITION
•VEGETATION CONSISTING CHIEFLY OF TANGLED SHRUBS AND
THORNY BUSHES.

3. OTHER NAMES
•MEDITERRANEAN BIOME
•WOODLAND BIOME

4. LOCATION OF CHAPARRAL•LOCATED:
•ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES
•THE MOST SOUTHERN PART OF SOUTH AMERICA
•SOUTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA
•SPAIN
•THE SAHARA AND KALAHARI DESERTS IN AFRICA

5. LOCATION OF CHAPARRAL

6. Abotic Factors
Mild Winters
Hot and Dry Summers
Fires
Nutrient Poor Soils
Rocks
Periodic Fires
Sunlight

7. GRAPHS

8. NUTRIENT CYCLE: NITROGEN CYCLE

9. ANIMALS FOUND
•COYOTES
• JACK RABBITS
• MULE DEER
• ALLIGATOR LIZARDS
•HORNED TOADS

10. ANIMALS FOUND

11. PLANTS FOUND

12. HABITATS
•MAINLY GRASSLAND AND DESERT

13. ENERGY FLOW: FOOD WEB

14. ENERGY FLOW: FOOD PYRAMID

15. ENERGY FLOW: FOOD CHAIN

16. ENERGY FLOW: BIOMASS PYRAMID

17. NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY
AVERAGE NPP – 2,800 KCAL/M^2/YEARS
kcal= kilocalories
of organic matter
M^2= square mete

18. MDC:
•CALIFORNIA
•AUSTRALIA

19. LDC:
•AFRICA
•TURKEY

20. Human Impact
● Humans have hurt the California chaparral by cutting down the trees which the
birds and animals live in. People are cutting down the trees because they need
firewood and pasture
● With people building homes and even industry getting closer to the chaparrrals the
air pollution is a factor.
● There are also issues with animals being hunted or venturing into areas where their
habitat overlaps with that of humans.

21. HOW DOES IT OCCUR ?
•IN THE WINTER MILD AND MOIST, BUT NOT RAINY. DURING THE SUMMER
IT IS VERY HOT AND DRY. THE TEMPERATURE IS USUALLY MILD BUT IT CAN
GET VERY HOT OR NEARLY FREEZING. THIS BIOME ONLY GETS ABOUT 10-17
INCHES OF RAIN ALL YEAR, AND MOST OF IT COMES IN THE WINTER.