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Taiga/Boreal Forest

Taiga/Boreal Forest. Team C Joseph Branderbit Trevor Dawson Gaby Flaksman. Location. Largest biome in world Located in North America , North Europe, Northern Asia South of Tundra Northern Hemisphere. Yearly temperature, -10° C to 14° C Precipitation yearly, 35 cm Mostly swampy

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Taiga/Boreal Forest

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  1. Taiga/Boreal Forest Team C Joseph Branderbit Trevor Dawson Gaby Flaksman

  2. Location • Largest biome in world • Located in North America, NorthEurope, Northern Asia • South of Tundra • Northern Hemisphere

  3. Yearly temperature, -10° C to 14° C • Precipitation yearly, 35 cm • Mostly swampy • Cold during winter • Cooler during the summer Climate

  4. Plants and adaptations

  5. Conifers • Mostly conifers • Birch, spruce, willow, alder, fir, pine • Trees that produce seeds are conifers

  6. Plants Adaptations • All plants survive cold weather • Provide food • Sap defense

  7. Animal Adaptions

  8. Animals • Black and grizzly bears • Snowshoe hare • Elk • Moose • Deer • Voles • Canadian lynx

  9. Animals adaptions Snowshoe hare and ermine • Change colors in winter Snowshoe hare and Canada lynx • Both have wide paws to travel easier on snow Bears • Uninterrupted sleep Moles and shrews • Build homes under ground for shelters and protection

  10. Environmental Issues • Acid Rain • Forest fires • Deforestation

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