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Boreal Forest

Boreal Forest. By: Fred Lishman. What is a Boreal F orest?. aka taiga (coniferous forest) Covers over 11% of the earths land area Some forests are very thick Others can pass through easily . http://www.kleercut.net/en/. Where Boreal Forests are .

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Boreal Forest

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  1. Boreal Forest By: Fred Lishman

  2. What is a Boreal Forest? • aka taiga (coniferous forest) • Covers over 11% of the earths land area • Some forests are very thick • Others can pass through easily http://www.kleercut.net/en/

  3. Where Boreal Forests are • Extend from Scandinavia to European Russia • Across Siberia to central Alaska • Canada between 50˚ and 65˚ N latitude • Yellowstone National Park http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/boreal.htm

  4. Climate • Winters are long (more than 6 months) • Summers are too short • Cannot support a temperate forest • In Russia and central Siberia temperature • -70˚C in the winter • Over 30˚C in summer • Precipitation is moderate • 200 – 600 mm • Evaporation rates are low • Drought is infrequent http://theborealforest.wordpress.com/climate/

  5. Animals & Birds that live in these forests Animals Birds • Beaver • Black bear • Bob cat • Mink • Fox • Wolf • Deer • Rodent animals • Wolverines • Lynx • Rabbits • Bald Eagle • Gray Jay • Loon • Grouse • Raven • Common birds

  6. Threats to Boreal Forests • Development • Natural gas & oil reserves • Global Warming • Other plant species out competing coniferous forest • Logging • these forests are slow growth forests

  7. References • http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/boreal.htm • Fifth edition Ecology concepts and Applications

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