Ecosystem Snapshot: Forests
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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
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