The Chaparral BiomeBy Sarah Ziemba & Kathleen Mai

Description•Spanish word for “place of evergreen scrub oaks.”•Region of dense spiny bushes. •Many fires occur because of dry climate force adaptation of plants and animals.•The smallest Biome.•Grows between forest and grassland.•Different terrain of flat plains, rocky hills, and mountain slopes.

ResourcesThe Chaparral biome contains

varying landscapes: mountain grazing fields,Ocean shores, Open dry areas with sage brush with

hard leaves to survive the droughts, Farmland and its rolling hillsSmall forests as wellWide range of environments

LocationCoasts of CaliforniaCoast of Mediterranean seaWestern and southern AustraliaChilean coast in South AmericaSouth Africa30* to 50* N & 30* to 40* S

latitudes or mid latitude

ClimateHot and dry summers.Mild and moist winters but not rainy.Can get very hot or near freezing.Temperatures range from 30F to

100F.10-17 inches of rain per year (mostly

in the winter).Many fires because of the heat and

dryness.Similar to the Mediterranean area.

Food Web

Facts about consumersDifferent animals live in the

chaparral biomes including invertebrates, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.

All animals have adapted to the long dry climate and the fires that come frequently.

The animals are usually small and nocturnal.

They do not need a lot of water.

ConsumersAardvarkAntCalifornia QuailChipmunkCollard PeccaryCoyoteFoxGoat

•Great Horned Owl•Hedgehog•Javelina•Lynx•Mountain Lion•Quoll•Rabbit•Rattlesnake

More ConsumersRed foxRoadrunnerScorpionTuataraWallabyWeaselZebra Butterfly

Facts About ProducersThe plants adapted to the climate

in the chaparral biome. They have small hard leaves that can store water. Some trees have their leaves high off the ground to prevent being burned by the fire.

Some of these plants include poison oak, shrubs, trees and cacti.

ProducersBlue OakCoyote BrushCommon SagebrushFairy DusterFrench BroomKing ProteaManzanita

More ProducersMountain MahoganySaltmarsh Bird's BeakOlive TreeTorrey Pine

Endangered SpeciesPlant: The Pinus torreyana is a plant that is currently endangered. It is a pine species that grows in California. It is endangered because they are being cooked in the sun and hit by storms.Animal: The California Gnatcatcher is an endangered bird that lives in the California chaparral. They like to eat sage scrub which has been burned so they are now endangered.

Environmental ConcernsWild fires destroy sage brush and

forests containing food and shelter to most species in the Chaparral biome

Major droughts in summer months

Very small area in world for these species to thrive

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