Deserts

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Deserts

• By Kayla LeVene

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• Elevation
• 4,000 10,000 ft

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• Abiotic Features
• Mean Temperature
• Hot 20-49 degree C
• Cold 4-26 degree C
• Annual Precipitation
• 4-11 inches

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Biotic Features

• Primary Plants
• Cactus, Joshua Tree, Mesquite, Yucca, and Pinyon
  Pine

• Primary Animals
• Mammals Jackrabbits, Rats, Coyotes
• Birds Red Tail Hawks, Roadrunners, Vulture
• Insects Wasp, Texas Carpenter Ant, Blister
  Beetle

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• Disturbances
• Droughts
• Flash Floods

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ROADRUNNER

• Physical Description 56 centimeters long and
  weigh 300 grams. The adults have a bushy crest
  and a long, thick bill. They have a long dark
  tail, a dark head and back, a pale front of neck
  and belly. They also have 4 toes per foot- two
  face forward and two face backward.