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Taiga
Taiga
By: Haley Flournoy & Kendrick
Ross
Due: Wednesday May 8
3rd
Description of Taiga
A region of
evergreen,
coniferous forest
below the arctic
and subarctic
tundra regions.
Location
It is located
between 50
degrees latitude
north and the
Arctic circle and
also is near the
top of the world.
Climate
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Winter's LOWEST temperature
in taiga is -65°F.
Winter's HIGHEST
temperature is 30° F.
Summer's LOWEST
temperature is 30° F.
Summer's HIGHEST
temperature is 70° F.
average annual rainfall of 12 33 inches (30 - 84 cm).
Plants
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Black Spruce-is a tall tree. It can grow
to be twenty-five meters tall. As the
tree gets older the crown of the tree
gets more and more like a spike.
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Balsam Fir- a small to medium sized
native evergreen tree. It can grow to
be 40 to 80 feet tall. The Balsam fir
has a wide base and a narrow top.
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Jack pine- usually grows to be twentyseven meters tall and sixteen and
thirty-two centimeter diameter around
the trunk. As it grows it gets rounder
and rounder around the crown area.
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White Fir- 60-100 feet tall and can
live up to 300 years making it a very
large forest tree.
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White Poplar- do not live very long. It
is illegal to plant poplars along streets
in some cities because they clog
underground drainpipes and sewers.
Plant Adaptation
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Evergreens- They are always-or ever green. Because they
don't drop their leaves when
temperatures cool. They don't
have to regrow them in the
spring. Some of these
adaptations include their
shape, leaf type, root system,
and color. Their name,
evergreen, describes an
important adaptation.
Animals
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Eurasian Lynx- a small cat and the have thick
fur that is brown, white, and offers some
black markings.
Black Bears- It consumes a variety of
different foods including twigs, leaves, and
plants. Only about ¼ of what they eat is in the
form of small prey and left over carcasses.
Wolverines- It looks similar to a small bear so
it is often mistaken for one. They can weigh
from 24 to70 pounds and be about 30 inches
tall. They have a tail that is10 inches long.
Red Foxes-It can grow up to 2 1/2 feet long,
15 to 16 inches tall at the shoulders, and
weigh 10 to 12 pounds.
Red Squirrels- Squirrels hoard a much wider
Variety of food items than most other taiga
animals.
Endangered Species
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Siberian Tiger-they are not
able to reproduce so they are
disappearing. They are
endangered because of
Habitat loss, pollution, logging,
and hunting are the main
reasons for their
endangerment. The Global
impact is Orders prohibiting
logging, mining, and oil and
gas production in the region
have been issued to protect
the endangered animals.
Food Chain
Environmental Issue
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It is deforestation. Ever since agriculture began around
11,000 years ago, people have been clearing forests for
farms. Forest fires, industrial pollution, and paper use have
demolished most of the population of trees in our world. This
decreases the amount of oxygen in the air through
photosynthesis, and forest areas decrease. Less carbon
dioxide is taken up and more is released into the air.
Fun Facts
• Taiga has very long and cold winters.
• They summers are short and they are cool in
temperature.
• A snowshoe hare’s pale winter coloration
provides camouflage against the snowy
backdrop.
Sources
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http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_climate_page.htm
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/where.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_plant_page.htm
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/taigap.htm
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http://bioexpedition.com/taiga-biome/
http://bioexpedition.com/wolverine/
http://bioexpedition.com/american-black-bear/
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/red_fox.htm
http://bioexpedition.com/taiga-biome/
http://www.animalport.com/endangered-animals/taiga.html
http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Bio96_97/P5/Taiga/
Biome-Taiga.html
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