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Boreal Forest

Boreal Forest. Brady Seeley. Basic Description. Also know as taiga Covers over 11% of earth’s land area Dominated by trees and occasional lakes and rivers Very dense forests. Location, Location, Location. Located between latitudes of 50⁰ and 65⁰ N. Climate. Winters are long

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Boreal Forest

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  1. Boreal Forest Brady Seeley

  2. Basic Description • Also know as taiga • Covers over 11% of earth’s land area • Dominated by trees and occasional lakes and rivers • Very dense forests

  3. Location, Location, Location • Located between latitudes of 50⁰ and 65⁰ N

  4. Climate • Winters are long • Over 6 months • Immense temperature difference in some places • Precipitation: 200 mm – 600 mm • Droughts are rare

  5. Soils • Low fertility • Acidic • Low temperatures impede decomposition • Permafrost in more extreme areas

  6. Biology - Plants • Dominated by conifers with some deciduous trees • Spruce • Pine • Larch • Aspen • Birch • Little vegetation underneath canopy except for small shrubs

  7. Biology - Animals • Larger mammals • Caribou • Reindeer • Wolf – major predator • Various bears • Moose • Smaller mammals • Lynx • Wolverine • Snowshoe hare • Red squirrel

  8. Human Influences • Early humans lived off of boreal forest animals • Hunting and eventual domestication of reindeer • Historically human intrusion light • Threats: • Deforestation

  9. QUIZ!!! • What is another name for the boreal forest? • A) Tundra • B) Taiga • C) Temperate forest • D) All of the above

  10. ANOTHER QUIZ!!! • What is the biggest threat to the boreal forest? • A) Drought • B) Wildfires • C) Deforestation • D) Rudolph creating panic among the reindeer

  11. Work Cited • Molles M C. Life on Land. In: Kemp M J, editor. Ecology: Concepts and Applications. 5 volumes. New York (NY): McGraw-Hill; 2010. Vol 5th: 572 p.

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