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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
• BirdQuest | The Ultimate in Birding Tou
Black Spruce
• Black_Spruce.jpg
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
Taiga - Biomes of the World
Taiga - Wonderful West Wild Wilderness
• Many trees have needle-like leaves which
shape loses less water and sheds snow
more easily than broad leaves
• Many trees are evergreen so that plants
can photosynthesize right away when
temperatures rise
• Waxy coating on needles prevent
evaporation
• Needles are dark in color allowing more
solar heat to be absorbed
• Many trees have branches that droop
downward to help shed excess snow to
keep the branches from breaking
Zoology of the Taiga
By: Ella Miller
3 Herbivores
1. 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 eat
What they eat
• They eat pretty much whatever they find because they are scavengers.
Their role in the Taiga biome
Many 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
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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
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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