Temperate Desert By Will Bashford Gabe Rupe and

Temperate Desert By Will Bashford, Gabe Rupe, and Daniel Rogers

Location

Climate �The temperature is annually 20 -25 degrees Celsius. The temperature range during the year reaches as high as 40 degrees Celsius and as low as -18 degrees Celsius � The annual precipitation less than 25 cm per year. �The form of precipitation is snow or fog.

Climatogram �Climatograph of Salt Lake City which is in the Temperate Desert of The United States.

Producers � � � � � Prickly Pear, Sagebrush, Saguaro Cactus, Phreatophytes, Halophytes Adaptations: Reduction of leaves, often into spines for protection Development of the stem as a major photosynthetic structure Water storage in the stem Development of defense structures Coating the plant with a thick waxy cuticle A dense coating of hairs (trichomes) Extensive underground root systems

Consumers � � � � � Bactrian Camel, Zebratail Lizard, Grey Wolf, Lynx, Armadillo Adaptations: Nocturnal Lifestyle Living in Burrows Slender bodies with long limbs Specialized snouts Waxy body coatings Efficient kidneys Eyes protected from the sun

Human Effects On Temperate Desert �Development, off-highway vehicle use, livestock overgrazing, construction of roads and utilities, military training exercises, air pollution and the spread of non-native plant species have seriously altered the desert ecosystem over the last century.

What's Being Done To Protect this Biome �As of right now the temperate desert biome is not being protected by humans on a large scale.

Bibliography �http: //staff. gpschools. org/mcnamas/Tempe rate%20 Desert%205. ppt �http: //www. marietta. edu/~biol/biomes/dese rt. htm �http: //newsroom. ucr. edu/news_item. html? a ction=page&id=421