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Taiga

Taiga. By Jacob Bliss Introductory Ecology October 21 st , 2013. Geography. 11% of terrestrial Earth 50-65 degrees North Latitude Tundra to the North, Grassland to the South Found in Alaska Canada Scandinavia Russia. Climate. Temperature: -70 to 30 degrees Celsius

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Taiga

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  1. Taiga By Jacob Bliss Introductory Ecology October 21st, 2013

  2. Geography • 11% of terrestrial Earth • 50-65 degrees North Latitude • Tundra to the North, Grassland to the South • Found in • Alaska • Canada • Scandinavia • Russia

  3. Climate • Temperature: -70 to 30 degrees Celsius • Precipitation: 200-600 millimeters/year • Low evaporation rate • Winters typically last 6 months or more • Virtually no Spring of Fall seasons

  4. Plant Life • Spruces, Firs, and Pines predominate forests • Aspen and Birch may also be found • Willows line stream banks • Blueberry and Juniper provide fruit forage • Grasses provide herbivorous forage

  5. Animal Life

  6. Threats • Illegal timber cutting • Mass clear cutting

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