Temperate deciduous forests are characterized by trees that lose their leaves seasonally. Common trees include birch and oak, while animals include chipmunks, deer, and coyotes. These forests experience distinct seasons and are found worldwide. Pollution can accumulate in these ecosystems. Invasive species like the citrus long-horned beetle from Asia damage trees. Energy flows from plants and smaller prey eaten by larger predators like bears and cougars. Biotic relationships include mutualism between blackberry bushes and bees, commensalism between chipmunks and trees, and parasitism like bears eating fish. Succession occurs naturally after disturbances through regrowth from seeds and stumps. Predator-prey interactions include

1. TEMPERATE
DECIDUOUS
FOREST
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2. Abiotic characters
• Water
• Wind
• Rocks
• Sun

3. Plants and Animal
• Trees (ex.Birch, Oak, etc)
• Animals(ex. Eastern chipmunk, White
tailed deer, coyote, etc)
• Carpet moss, Lady fern, Common Lime

4. Climat

5. World Distribution

6. Bioaccumilation
• Polution
• Water
• Air

7. Intrusive Species Found in the
Biome
• Anoplophora chinensis - Citrus long
horned beetle
-wood boaring insect boring to Asia
-Damaging to trees
• Multiflora Rose
-Introduced to England
-Reproduces quickly causing it to be
harmful to deciduous forests

8. Different Energy Flows
At the top the bears and
cougars eat the deer's,
owls, foxes skunks etc.
then they would eat the
smaller prey such as
insects and rodents.
At the bottom is fruits,
vegetables and other
plants that get eaten by
everyone.

9. Biotic Relationships
• Mutualism:
-Blackberry shrub and bee – The bee gets nectar and
the blackberry gets pollinated
• Commensalism:
-A chipmunk and a tree- The chipmunk can live inside
the tree without any harm
• Parasitism:
-A bear and a fish- Bear eat fish to survive killing the
fish

10. Succession which Happens
• Primary Succession:
A natural forest fire starts causing most trees an bushes to
burn to ashes. Smaller animals within the forest eat seeds
from the trees that had not been burnt down. While eating
the seeds the animals would drop some on the burnt down
trees which would start to grow with the help of the ashes.
• Secondary Succession:
Some people come to cut down trees in the forest. After
cutting down the trees they left the stumps in the ground.
Mother nature comes back and the trees grow back from
the stumps.

11. Predator-Prey Interactions
• A bald eagle and Eastern Chipmunk:
A bald eagle can fly in circles in the sky to scope out the forest
floor. It can find its prey such as the eastern chipmunk and dive
down to catch it. The chipmunk can hide within the bushes and
leaves to escape getting caught. The bald eagle can act like it
gave up on it’s prey and swoop in at the last minute to catch the
chipmunk.