taiga/boreal forest
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Taiga/Boreal Forest
Team CJoseph Branderbit
Trevor DawsonGaby Flaksman
Location
• Largest biome in world• Located in North America, North
Europe, Northern Asia• South of Tundra• Northern Hemisphere
Climate
• Yearly temperature, -10° C to 14° C• Precipitation yearly, 35 cm• Mostly swampy• Cold during winter• Cooler during the summer
Plants and adaptations
Conifers
Mostly conifersBirch, spruce, willow,
alder, fir, pineTrees that produce seeds
are conifers
Plants Adaptations
All plants survive cold weather
Provide foodSap defense
Animal Adaptions
Animals Black and grizzly bears Snowshoe hare Elk Moose Deer Voles Canadian lynx
Animals adaptions
Snowshoe hare and ermine Change colors in winterSnowshoe hare and Canada lynx Both have wide paws to travel easier on snowBears Uninterrupted sleepMoles and shrews Build homes under ground for shelters and protection
Environmental Issues
• Acid Rain• Forest fires• Deforestation
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