Transcript Taiga Final - cooklowery14-15

Geographer
Ethan Marcus
Where is it located?
It is located in some
parts of Asia. To be
specific,
Siberia,
Russia,
and
the
Himalayas. It is also
located in some parts
of Canada.
The main negative influences
human’s have on Taiga are:
 All industries are threats to many animals in
the Biome.
 There is also logging there. It destroys habitat
and cover for animals in Taiga.
Did you know there are many
positive things we can do the
help the environment? The main
positive influences human’s
have on Taiga are:
 The Forest Stewardship Council is a logging
organization that says that the forest is logs from
are logged safely fore the people who live in the
area and most important, the animals.
http://www.redorbit.com/education/reference_library/earth/geography/1112826924/taiga/
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/30-fascinating-facts-about-the-boreal-forest.html
https://prezi.com/u6auoiaesjus/boreal-forest-tiaga/
Credits
 http://borealbiome.weebly.com/index.html
 http://taigamallory.weebly.com/humaninfluences.html
By: Timmy w.
Plants in the boreal forest
Intro
The trees in the Taiga are mainly spruce, pine,
and fir. The plants adapt to harsh weather in
this environment, like icy and snowy
winters. For example, the needles of the
pine are very smooth to help keep water
inside the dark casing. The spruce's cone like
shape allows them to shed ice and sleet more
efficiently. Berry bushes that thrive in this
biome are blueberry, bilberry, and cowberry.
Berry bushes are a vital food source for
mammals, birds and some types of
insects. Not very common trees that grow in
the Taiga are birch, oak, willow, and
alder. They live in particularly wet or
disturbed areas.
Balsam fur
You can find this in northern north America. The
balsam fur can grow up to 40-80 feet. A thick
base until the top witch is a spiky kind of top.
Black Spruce
A black spruce is a tall tree that grows up to 25 meters.
This tree grows in the taiga biome. As the tree gets
older the crown on the tree gets more like a spike and
develops like other plants in this biome.
Jack Pine
Jack pine usually grows up to be 27 meters tall and 32
centimeter diameter around the trunk. The jack pine
has needles instead of leaves and long slender sticks.
Douglas furs
Douglas-firs are very big. They can grow from 40 to 60
feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide. Because of this they are
one of the most important lumber trees in the world.
The eastern red
seeder
The Eastern Red Cedar is a small evergreen that
commonly grows to a height of 10-50 feet. Its
name is misleading since it is a juniper and not a
cedar. Its range is from Nova Scotia to northern
Florida, and west to the Dakotas and Texas.
Paper Birch
Paper birch trees have a thin bark that peels in horizontal
layers which separates into sheets, almost like paper.
Birch trees can grow in pairs or clusters.
White Spruce
Most spruce needles are four-sided, stiff, and less
than one inch long, 2.5 centimeters to be exact.
Woody, like projections help join the needles to the
twigs. Spruce trees grow tall and most are shaped
like pyramids. Some grow as tall as one hundred
and fifty feet, mostly the white spruce.
White poplar
Poplars do not live very long. It is illegal to plant
poplars along streets in some cities because they
clog underground drainpipes and sewers. Poplar
wood is light whitish/brownish in color. It is soft,
light, and fairly weak.
Links
www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm
http://borealbiome.weebly.com/weather.html
Adam’s zoologist
project
Herbivores in the Taiga
 The Herbivores in the Taiga are the Moose, the
Snowshoe rabbit, and the Red Squirrel.
Carnivores
 The carnivores are the Lynx, The Wolverine, and the
Mink.
Omnivores
 The omnivores are The Black Bear, the Panda, and the
Jackal.
Food Chains
 For one of the food chains the producer is the Black
Spruce tree. The primary customers are the Moose,
the Elk, Insects, Birds, and Rats. The Secondary
customers are the Wolf, the Owl, and the red Fox.
For the other food chain the Producer is the Grass,
The primary customer is the Rat, and the Secondary
customer is the Snake.
How Abiotic an biotic
factors help the Taiga
 Biotic factors like plants provide food and scenery
for the environment and all of it’s inhabitants.
Abiotic factors such as precipitation help grow the
plants and make the soil more fertile. Causing the
plants to grow.
Special Adaptions
 Some animals adapt by hibernating. Others adapt
by blending in with their surroundings to protect
themselves.
Sources
 https://sites.google.com/site/hershmanmarshalltai
ga/home/biotic-and-abiotic
 Google Images
 http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_animal_pa
ge.htm
 http://borealbiome.weebly.com/plants-andanimals.html
 http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/boreal.htm
Taiga Boreal Forest
Meteorologist
BY: BRENDAN LAMB
Temperature
 Throughout the Taiga, the temperatures vary.
Throughout the year the temperatures may go
from -65f to 86f. In the summer the average
temperature is 64f. In the winter, the average
temperature is -4f.
Humidity
 The summers are warm, rainy, and humid. A lot
of coniferous trees grow in the taiga.
Storms
 In the taiga, storms like windstorms can blow
down trees. However, some storms have
benefits. A bolt of lightning will hit a tree and
start a forest fire. The fire will burn down trees,
but it will make room for new ones to grow.
sunlight
 In the winter months, the nights are very long
and the days are very short. The sun may not
rise above the horizon for days, when it does
the day will be very short. In the summer, the
Daylight totals
 The length of daylight is 12 hours but varies
little.
Climate
 Climate in the taiga is cold, with average annul
temperatures from about 5farenhight to 5farenhight.
Air pressure
 In taiga the air pressure isn't very high,
compared to other windy places.
Precipitation
 In the taiga ,there is usually between 20 and
50inches of precipitation each year. It is usually
in the form of snow.
Wind velocity
 The winds in the region tend too not have very
high windsthe winds
impact
 If a geyser doesn’t go of at its regular time it
could be a sign of earthquakes or tsunami they
usually go off every 30 minutes but if it
doesn’t happen for hours something wrong.
patterns
 Leaves grow on trees in the spring with many
colors and all the leaves drop from the trees in
fall.
resources
 http://www.borealforest.org/index.php?catego
ry=ont_nw_forest&page=climate
 http://borealbiome.weebly.com/weather.html