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Taiga

Taiga. Gizem Dursuk Mirna Villatoro Elsy Yanes Naujy Serrano . The brown regions represent the taiga. Taiga is a biome that circles the north pole. Taiga is the world’s largest biome, it makes up 29% of world’s forest cover.

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Taiga

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  1. Taiga GizemDursuk MirnaVillatoro ElsyYanes Naujy Serrano

  2. The brown regions represent the taiga.

  3. Taiga is a biome that circles the north pole. • Taiga is the world’s largest biome, it makes up 29% of world’s forest cover. • Taiga is waterlogged, a peat swamp habitat develops that looks much like tundra. • Taiga which stretches across much of Canada, Northern Europe and Asia, permafrost is usually absent. • The topsoil that develops from decaying coniferous needles is acidic and poor in minerals. Geologic Features

  4. Winter's LOWEST temperature in taiga is -65°F. • Winter's HIGHEST temperature is 30° F. • Summer's LOWEST temperature is 30° F. • Summer's HIGHEST temperature is 70° F. Average Temperature & Precipitation

  5. The abundance of trees in the taiga provides more food and shelter for animals than the tundra. • Weasels • Red squirrels • Voles • Elk • Red dear • Moose • Lynx • Snowshoe hare • Caribou Animals

  6. Taiga is also called the boreal or northern coniferous forest, it is a continuous belt of coniferous trees worldwide. • The first trees to recolonize the land may be birch, aspen or other deciduous species because the new soil conditions are within their range of tolerance. Common trees are: • Larch • Fir • Hemlock • Spruce Plants

  7. Activities that have an impact on the biome • Fishing • Hunting • Trapping • Tourism • Mining • Oil gas extractions • Forestry • Burning fossil fuels • Acid rain • There should be restrictions on fishing, hunting, trapping, mining and burning of fossil fules. Human Impact

  8. Fossil fuels • Oil and gas • Fish • Variety of animals-hunting • Variety of plants-forestry Commercial Value

  9. http://www.bcgrasslands.org/grasslandsgeology.htm • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/images/world_biomes_map.gif • http://www.centraliahs.org/personnel/teachers_faculty/science/becker/biome%20web%20page/taiga.jpg • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_climate.htm • http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/boreal.htm Works Cited

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