TAIGA
The Taiga biome
is located in Northern regions like Canada and Northern Russia, and stretches
across almost 20 million square kilometers.
(11% of the
worlds land)
Obtained from http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/taiga/index.htm
The Taiga is known for its lack of diversity regarding Trophic levels.
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Evergreen
trees are the most common and abundant, (Spruce, hemlock, and fir)
and have wax-covered, thin needles.
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Conifers, evergreen trees that in late winter or
early
fall produce cones, classify most of the types of trees
in the Taiga
§ There are few broad leaf trees (those that lose their
leaves in the fall) such as birch, poplar, and aspen.
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The Tamarack, an
evergreen species, is one of the only evergreen species that loses its
leaves for the fall.
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Trees
in the taiga are usually less than 30meters tall
The Taiga animals live
through a cold, snowy environment.
Some animals migrate, others hibernate, while some adapt to the cold winters.
The Taiga also infested with
insects during the summer.
Animals
in the Taiga Biome
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Name
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Class |
In Winter? |
Habitat |
Size |
Bald Eagle
|
Birds |
Migrate |
Coasts/rivers/lakes |
32in -
40in |
|
Canada Goose |
Birds |
Migrate |
varied |
22in -
43in |
|
Wolverine |
Mammal |
Hibernate |
Coniferous forest |
25in -
35in |
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Snowshoe rabbit |
Mammal |
Adapt |
Forests |
14in -
21in |
|
Red Fox |
Mammal |
Adapt |
Woodland |
18in -
34in |
|
Moose |
Mammal |
Adapt |
Coniferous forest |
8ft -
19ft |
|
Long Eared Owl |
Birds |
Migrate |
Coniferous forest |
13in -
16in |
|
Ermine |
Mammal |
Adapt |
Forests
|
9in -
12in |
Ermine
Moose
Canadian Goose
The soil has a tendency to
be acidic due to the needle-leaf trees
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The main soil type associated with the Taiga is spodosol
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The poor soil conditions is the reason why there are few
types of trees
The Taiga?s climate has basically two seasons, winter and summer.
§ In
winter the weather can get as cold as ?65F and as warm as 30F.
§ In
summer the weather can get as cold as 20F and as warm as 70F.
§ The
totally yearly precipitation in the Taiga is 12 ? 33 in.
with most of the rain during the summer months.
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During the summer,
the sun shines for days and there are birds everywhere.
A great source of
lumber and furs
One of the earth?s
largest remaining wilderness areas!
Great for
recreation, come and enjoy!
The beauty is endless?
To learn more, and see how wonderful the taiga really is, try these
sites: