ecosystem snapshot: forests
DESCRIPTION
Ecosystem Snapshot: Forests. Featured Population: Eastern Box Turtle. Animal FACTS:. ADAPTATIONS Turtles use their shells for protection. Eastern box turtles hibernate in the winter, usually under dead leaves or inside of old stumps of trees. Female turtles build nests to lay eggs. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ECOSYSTEM SNAPSHOT: FORESTS
FEATURED POPULATION: EASTERN BOX TURTLE
ANIMAL FACTS:ADAPTATIONS
• Turtles use their shells for protection.• Eastern box turtles hibernate in the
winter, usually under dead leaves or inside of old stumps of trees.
• Female turtles build nests to lay eggs.
TURTLES: BASIC NEEDS
Basic Needs
• air• water• shelter• food
Shelter/Habitat
• shell protects the turtle
• live on land
Food
• insects• snails• plants
THE FOREST COMMUNITY
owl
squirrel
rabbit
bear
crab
THE FOREST
THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM
• The temperate forest has four visible, distinct seasons.
• Deciduous temperate forests have a moderate climate.
• Precipitation in deciduous temperate forests ranges from 75cm to 150 cm a year.
THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM
• There are many varieties of plants and wildlife in a temperate deciduous forest.
• There are many varieties of trees, including evergreens and conifers.
PHOTO CREDITS
Photos are courtesy of clip art and Wikimedia; released to public domain