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Taiga (aka Northern coniferous or boreal forest)

Taiga (aka Northern coniferous or boreal forest). Climate. short cool summers and long harsh winters with plentiful snow Temperature Soil freezes in winter Winters may last more than 6 months humid, because temperatures are low enough all year to prevent evaporation Rainfall

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Taiga (aka Northern coniferous or boreal forest)

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  1. Taiga (aka Northern coniferous or boreal forest)

  2. Climate short cool summers and long harsh winters with plentiful snow Temperature • Soil freezes in winter • Winters may last more than 6 months • humid, because temperatures are low enough all year to prevent evaporation Rainfall • 25-100 cm of precipitation per year(mostly snow) • Many lakes, ponds, and bogs

  3. Locations • Southern ½ of Canada • Northern Europe • Much of Russia

  4. Plants Must adapt to snowy winters, which may be “dry” for trees (moisture doesn’t soak into ground) Adaptations • needles prevent water loss • larches lose needles in fall • flexible branches bend under heavy snow • snow slides off of pyramid shaped trees

  5. Firs, spruces, larches, blueberries Examples

  6. Animals Must adapt to long winters Adaptations: • active in summer(may hibernate in winter) • birds migrate to warmer climates in winter • few reptiles and amphibians because of cold

  7. Woodpeckers, grouse owls are year round residents.Deer, caribou, moose, wolves, small rodents. Examples

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