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Habitat HallEastern Deciduous Forest
 Eastern Deciduous Woodland Habitat (Deciduous Forest)
Deciduous forests are found throughout the Eastern United States. Deciduous forests are made up of trees like these beech and maples which loose their leaves in the winter. Unlike the rain forest, relatively few species of trees dominate deciduous woodlands.
Temperatures change significantly during the four seasons. A warm growing season during the long summer contrasts with winters that are cold but not too severe. Precipitation is abundant and fairly constant throughout the year.
Springtime in Michigan
In a mid-Michigan forest, white-tailed deer and her two fawns browse on new plant growth. The spotting of the new fawns provides protective coloration while they are young. The white tailed deer is found throughout North America and is the most common large, wild mammal in Michigan. Eastern deciduous forests, like the ones shown here, once covered most of southern Michigan.
Fragments Forests
 The demands of our growing population continue to threaten deciduous woodlands. Once deciduous forests covered most of eastern North America, including Michigan, but today the remaining woodlands are scattered and isolated. Agriculture development and the growth of cities have reduced forested areas to pockets of woodlands that may be too small to adequately support healthy populations of songbirds and other wildlife.
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The demands of our growing population continue to threaten deciduous woodlands. Once deciduous forests covered most of eastern North America, including Michigan, but today the remaining woodlands are scattered and isolated. Agriculture development and the growth of cities have reduced forested areas to pockets of woodlands that may be too small to adequately support healthy populations of songbirds and other wildlife.
