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Taiga or Coniferous Forest

Taiga or Coniferous Forest. Where is the Taiga? Russia, Canada, Alaska, Northern United States Description: Evergreen Forest Cold temperatures Mountains. Weather. Temperature -65 to 30 °F Precipitation 40 inches per year, mostly snow Weather patterns Rain, snow, cold Only 2 seasons.

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Taiga or Coniferous Forest

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  1. Taiga or Coniferous Forest • Where is the Taiga? • Russia, Canada, Alaska, Northern United States • Description: • Evergreen Forest • Cold temperatures • Mountains

  2. Weather • Temperature • -65 to 30 °F • Precipitation • 40 inches per year, mostly snow • Weather patterns • Rain, snow, cold • Only 2 seasons

  3. Plants • Black spruce • Balsam Fir • Douglas Fir • Black Pine • White spruce

  4. Plant Adaptations • Needles stay green all year • Survive cold climate • Waxy needles • Grow close together • Thick bark and sap to prevent burning in wildfires

  5. Animals • Bald eagle • Black bear • Fox • Wolverine • Gray wolf • Insects • Lynx • Snow shoe rabbit • Moose • Elk • Siberian Tiger

  6. Animal Adaptations • Fur • Hibernation • Burrowing • Nest on cliffs • Large feet to walk in snow • White fur or feathers to blend in

  7. Humans and Biodiversity • Humans do live in the taiga: Coldest inhabited place on Earth • Biodiversity rating is about a 3

  8. Abiotic Factors • Cold temperatures • Snow and rain • Wildfires • Storms

  9. Food Chain • Plants • Snowshoe hare • Lynx

  10. Other Interesting Facts • World’s largest biome • Taiga is Russian for “forest” • Prone to forest fires from lightning storms

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