coniferous forest

Coniferous ForestLaurie St. Clair

Common Names

Evergreen Coniferous Forest

Boreal ForestTaigas (tie-guhs)

Map

Where are they found…South of the Artic Tundra in the Northern

regions across North America, Asia, and Europe

Above certain altitudes in the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains ranges in the USA

Climate

The Winters are long, dry, and extremely coldSummers are short with cool & warm

temperatures

Plants

Coniferous (cone-bearing)Evergreen trees ex: spruce, cedar, hemlock,

pineLow Plant diversity because few can survive

the winter and the decomposition is slow, making it harder for other plants to grow

Plant Adaptations

Keep their leaves year-roundSmall, needle-shaped, wax covered leaves

which can withstand the intense cold and droughts in the winter

Wildlife

Large variety of wildlifeEx: bears, wolves, moose, lynx, burrowing

rodentsEx: Caribou spend the winter in taiga and the

summer in the artic tundra In the summer many birds come to eat the

hoards of insects

Wildlife Adaptations

Thick furFood storageHibernationMigrationCamouflageSharp fangs and claws

Food Web

Human Impacts

Out of all the types of forests, coniferous forest are thought to have been the least affected by humans yet now due to demand for paper, more trees are being cut down

most of the world’s softwood timber come from the coniferous forests

By hunting many of these animals, some species have become endangered

Fun Facts

The Coniferous Forests is the largest biome in the world

Taiga is the Russian term for coniferous forestThe three most dominant trees are fir, pine,

and spruceThe Coniferous forest was named after the

conifer tree that produces seeds and cones

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