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Animal Species:
-There is a diverse variety of animals that live in temperate rain forests.
Heterotrophs
Mountain Lions:
-Mountain lions are very commonly found in temperate rain forests. Mountain lions typically hunt their prey at nighttime.
They can run at speeds of 64-80 km/h
Their lifespan differs from 8 to 13 years old in the rain forests.
The Black Bear
-They historically occupied nearly all of the forested regions of North America, but in the U.S. they are now restricted to the forested areas less densely occupied by humans.
-Black bears are extremely adaptable and show a great variation in habitat types, though they are primarily found in forested areas with thick ground vegetation and an abundance of fruits, nuts, and vegetation.
Wolves
- Major Predator in the temperate Rain forest
- Diet consists mostly of Sitka black tailed deer of which it is estimated they eat about 26 deer per year. About 90% of their diet is deer. The other 10% is beaver, salmon and even, on rare occasions, seals.
Mule deer
-The mule deer gets its name from its large mule-like ears.
- Eats Grass, herbs and browse
- Major source of food for many carnivores
Autotrophs:
Coniferous Trees and deciduous trees dominate temperate rain forests.
-Fireweed, western skunk cabbage, mosses, ferns and lichens are also common autotrophs.
Decomposers:
Termites, leaf beetles, worms, ants, and fungi are commonly found as decomposers in temperate rain forests.
Keystone Species:
-Salmon is a keystone species in temperate rain forests because it provides food for many species, they also fertilize the soil and river beds.
Endangered Species:
-Mountain Caribou are endangered in temperate rain forests.
-Due to deforestation, these animals became endangered.
-There is a diverse variety of animals that live in temperate rain forests.
Heterotrophs
Mountain Lions:
-Mountain lions are very commonly found in temperate rain forests. Mountain lions typically hunt their prey at nighttime.
They can run at speeds of 64-80 km/h
Their lifespan differs from 8 to 13 years old in the rain forests.
The Black Bear
-They historically occupied nearly all of the forested regions of North America, but in the U.S. they are now restricted to the forested areas less densely occupied by humans.
-Black bears are extremely adaptable and show a great variation in habitat types, though they are primarily found in forested areas with thick ground vegetation and an abundance of fruits, nuts, and vegetation.
Wolves
- Major Predator in the temperate Rain forest
- Diet consists mostly of Sitka black tailed deer of which it is estimated they eat about 26 deer per year. About 90% of their diet is deer. The other 10% is beaver, salmon and even, on rare occasions, seals.
Mule deer
-The mule deer gets its name from its large mule-like ears.
- Eats Grass, herbs and browse
- Major source of food for many carnivores
Autotrophs:
Coniferous Trees and deciduous trees dominate temperate rain forests.
-Fireweed, western skunk cabbage, mosses, ferns and lichens are also common autotrophs.
Decomposers:
Termites, leaf beetles, worms, ants, and fungi are commonly found as decomposers in temperate rain forests.
Keystone Species:
-Salmon is a keystone species in temperate rain forests because it provides food for many species, they also fertilize the soil and river beds.
Endangered Species:
-Mountain Caribou are endangered in temperate rain forests.
-Due to deforestation, these animals became endangered.
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This is an example of a Coniferous tree.