Research/Project ResultsTemperate Deciduous Biome:Connecticut, United States
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School: South Kent School
e-mail: djberry@mohawk.net
Class: Grade 9 Environmental Science
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Abiotic Site DescriptionType of Ecosystem: Second Growth Woods This 2 year study was done by Mr. Berry's grade 9 class. The study site is part of the Litchfield Hills, in northwest Connecticut. The topography is very hilly. The site was originally a climax temperate deciduous forest, which was subsequently cut down for farming when settlers arrived. The steep hills make farming difficult, and the land is slowly reverting back to its original forest type. What follows is an abiotic description of the site including graphs of precipitation and temperature. A complete inventory of the most significant life forms follows. Latitude: 41 degrees 41 minutes north Longitude: 73 degrees 28 minutes west Soil Moisture: 10% Soil Organic Content: 5 % Sunlight: moderate sun Wind: breezey
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Most Common Arthropod |
deer tick (Ixodes sp) |
| Second Most Comon Arthropod | pill bug |
| Third Most Common Arthropod | carpenter ant |
| Most Important Tree | sugar maple |
| Second Most Important Tree | beech |
| Third Most Important Tree | elm |
| Fourth Most Important Tree | yellow birch |
| Most Important Shrub | Tartarian honeysuckle |
| Second Most Important Shrub | multiflora rose |
| Third Most Important Shrub | winterberry |
| Fourth Most Important Shrub | raspberry |
| Most Important Herb | poison ivy |
| Second Most Important Herb | jewel weed |
| Third Most Important Herb | Canadian goldenrod |
If you would like to see further details of this study, or other biome studies by Mr. Berry's class, go to:
http://www.mohawk.net/~djberry/index.html
All photographs taken by D. Berry or J. Cordukes
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