Meteorology

Welcome to Taiga Forest

Taiga Forest Taigan forests are located on the northern parts of the world

including a large portion of Canada and most of Russia because of the location of the biome , the land is dominated by cold arctic air which causes freezing weather. In winter the temperature drops because of the cold arctic air and the winter climate. In the summer, there is still cold air but because of the sun the temperature rises.

Temperature The lowest temperature ever recorded in the taigan forest is -54 degrees and the highest is 30 degrees.

Fun fact If you are planning a trip to a taiga forest you should probably go in the summer because in the winter the temperature is at least -35. You should always bring rain boots in case of bad weather, Always bring heavy clothes for the night . Enjoy your stay.

Botanist – Taiga

By: Clara Leahy

Soil

• Soil in the taiga contains permafrost. Which is a layer of permanently frozen soil. In other spots, the soil has a layer of bedrock. Both the permafrost and bedrock prevents water draining from the top of the soil. The ground in the taiga wet and spongy.

• taiga - National Geographic Education

How Does The Climate help The Plants Grow?

• Pine trees have survived the climate in the taiga because of there needles. The needles contain very little sap, which helps them not to freeze. There color and shape helps them catch sunlight which also prevents them from freezing.

• taiga - National Geographic Education

Fern

• Taiga Biome

Globe Flower

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Black Spruce

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Canadian Shrub

• The world`s fastest moving plant

Aspen

• The Northern Taiga: plants and trees

Larch

• The Northern Taiga: plants and trees

Linden

• The Northern Taiga: plants and trees

Rowan

• The Northern Taiga: plants and trees

Siberian Dwarf Pine

• The Northern Taiga: plants and trees

Foxberry

• The Northern Taiga: plants and trees

Adaptations

Zoology of the Taiga

By: Ella Miller

3 Herbivores1. Reindeer

2. Eurasian Beaver*

3. Capercaillie Bird

What These Animals Eat

• Reindeer- leaves, sedges/grasses, bird eggs, moss, and lichens

• Eurasian Beavers- plants and tree bark• Capercaillie Birds- wild fruits and pine needles

3 Carnivores

• Stoat

• Wolverine

• Wolves

What these Animals Eat

• Stoat- mice, voles, ground squirrels, rabbits, and birds.

• Wolverine- hare, porcupine, mice, and squirrel• Wolves- elk, bison, moose, deer, birds, and

rodents

3 Omnivores• Black Bear

• Grizzly Bear

• Northern Bat

What these Animals Eat

• Black Bear- grasses, roots, berries, insects, fish, carrion and other mammals, and they will easily develop a taste for human food and garbage

• Grizzly Bears- roots, fruits, berries, grasses, forbs, fish, carrion, ground squirrels, moose, elk, reindeer, and deer

• Northern Bat- insects, fruits, and flower nectar

Food Chain 1

Food Chain 2

1 Decomposer• Vole

What voles eatWhat they eat• They eat pretty much whatever they find because they are scavengers.Their role in the Taiga biomeMany other animals eat voles, including martens, snakes, and weasels. If the food chain did not have voles, their predators might die, which would definitely effect the food chain. Voles eat lots of plants, and without that, there would be lots and lots of plants overgrowing the Taiga. Also, since they are scavengers, they eat dead animals so there would be lots of dead animals lying around without them.

Adaptations

The Taiga has a very cold winter in which the animals have to adapt to.These animal’s adaptations help them with several things, such as hiding and

defending themselves.Some animals, like the snowshoe hare and the stoat change color. They turn white.

This helps them so they can blend into the snow and hide from predators.

These pictures show a snowshoe hare in the summer and in the winter.

Abiotic Factors that Help Animals Live in the Taiga

The Taiga has a cold winter that causes animals to

• Hibernate• Migrate• Grow a layer of insulating fur or feathers

Biotic Factors that Help Animals Live in the Taiga

The animals listed have an important part in the food chain, but when you think about it, all animals have an important part in the food chain!

• Black Bear• Bald Eagle• Red Fox• River Otter• Wolverine• Snowshoe Rabbit

Sources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe_hare • http://borealbiome.weebly.com/plants-and-animals.html• http://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/hibernation.html• https://sites.google.com/site/hermanmarshalltaiga/home/biotic-and-abiotic• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/reindeer • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_beaver • http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/endangered/bi_birdcapercaillie.html • http://www.ask.com• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoat • http://diet.yuckozimo.com/what-do-reindeer-eat/• http://www.bioexpedition.com/eurasian-beaver/• http://blogs.mtlakes.org/weirdanimals/wolverine/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_wolf• http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/bears/images/16439281/title/black-bear-photo• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bear• http://esrg.alberta.ca/fish-wildlife/wild-species/mammals/bats/northern-bat.aspx• http://www.tutorvista.com/biology/taige-energy-pyramid

Sources (cont.)• http://caitlingordonscience7.weebly.com/taiga-food-web.html• http://voles.com/what_do_Voles_Eat.html• http://www.livescience.com/28446-vole-population-booms-decline.html• http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysFlr/taigaA.html• Taiga by Trevor Day