Temperate Desert

By Kailyn, Brittany, and Tyler

Locations

Scarce rainfall

o Comes as thunderstorms Snow and fog

o Main form of precipitation—25cm a year Cool temperature

68 – 70 degrees Fahrenheit Harsh winds

Climate

Climatogram

High clay content

o lack of vital oxygen High pH content Low organic material content

Soil Conditions

Dense micro-hair on their leaves Small leaves Deep root systems Waxy exterior

Examples:o Forsellesia Nevadensiso Tamarisko Prickly Pear

Producer Characteristics

Yellow Palo Verde Saguaro Cactus Fishhook Cactus Sagebrush Glasswort Indian ricegrass Creosote bush

Producers

Thick fur Scaly skin Waxy exterior Slender bodies with long limbs Nocturnal/burrowing lifestyle

Consumer Characteristics

Zebratail Lizard Rock hyrax Black-tailed jackrabbit Sagebrush voles Harvest mouse Golden eagle Badger Bobcat Coyote

Consumers

Highest temperature recorded: 104 degrees

Fahrenheit Lowest temperature recorded: -2 degrees

Fahrenheit High mountains cast “rain shadows” A capital resource found in temperate deserts

is oil

Qualities

Human Effects

Off-highway vehicle useo dune buggies and

motorcycles Livestock overgrazing Military training

exercises Air pollution Introduction of non-

native plantso Habitat destruction

http://www.marietta.edu/~

biol/biomes/desert.htm http://newsroom.ucr.edu/news_item.html?actio

n=page&id=421

http://chandleraz.gov/default.aspx?pageid=769

http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/climate.htm

http://www.sciencemouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/desert.jpg

Bibliography