Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome
Deciduous forests can be found in the eastern half of North America, and the middle of Europe. There are many deciduous forests in Asia as well. Some of the major areas that they are in are southwest Russia, Japan and eastern China. South America has two large areas of deciduous forests in southern Chile and Paraguay. There are deciduous forests located in New Zealand and southeastern Australia.
The average annual temperature in a deciduous forest is 50o F. The average rainfall is 30 to 60 inches a year. In deciduous forests there are five different zones. The first zone is the Tree Stratum zone. The Tree Stratum zone contains such trees as oak, beech, maple, chestnut, hickory, elm basswood, linden, walnut, and sweet gum trees. This zone's height ranges between 60 and 100 feet.
The small tree and sapling zone is the second zone. This zone has young and short trees. The third zone is called the shrub zone. Some of the shrubs in this zone......
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