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