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TAIGA
Definition
The sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high
northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra
and steppes of Siberia and North America.
Rainfall in the Taiga is typically not rain but
snow as the highest temperature in winter is
30°f while the lowest in winter is -65°f. The
low in summer is 30°f and highest being
70°f. Raining 30 about times per year.
PLANTS
Adaptations to the Taiga:
Plants of the taiga have had
to adapt to freezing temperatures
And high altitudes.
1.Balsam Fir
2. Douglas Fir
3. Paper Birch
4. Siberian Spruce
5. Jack Pine
Common Name(s): Eastern Fir, Canadian Balsam, Blister Fir
Genus: Abies
Species: balsamea
Common Names: bigcone Douglas-fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir
Genus: Pseudotsuga
Species: menziesii
Common Names: White Birch, Canoe Birch, Silver Birch
Genus: Betula
Species: papyrifera
Genus: Pecea
Species: ovobata
Common Names: Eastern jack, Grey, Black, Black jack, Scrub, Prince's pine or Banksiana pine or Pin gris.
Genus: Pinus
Species: banksiana
HERBIVORES
Species:
Some examples of herbivores in Taigas are American Elks, Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers
(a bird), and American Dippers (bird).
Adaptations:
Most animals migrate to warmer climates once the cold weather begins. Some
animals have adapted to life in the taiga by hibernating when temperatures drop.
Other animals have adapted to the extreme cold temperatures by producing a
layer of insulating feathers and fur to protect them from the cold.
CARNIVORES
1. Black Bear
2. Grizzly Bear
3. Bobcat
4. Northern Lynx
5. Gray Wolf
Adaptations to Taiga:
Carnivores have adapted to the
cold conditions with there
multiple layers of fur.
Genus: Ursus
Species: americanus
Genus: Ursus
Species: arctos horribilus
Genus: Felis
Species: rufus
Genus: Lynx
Species: canadensis
Common Names: Timber Wolf
Genus: Canis
Species: lupus
FOOD DIAGRAM
FOOD WEB
BENEFITS OF TAIGA
Taiga must be preserved because of its
benefits in our environment. The trees trap
carbon dioxide thus minimizing pollution in our
surroundings. Taigas can also be a solution to
the increasing problem in climate change and
global warming. Since the forest gives us air to
breath, then the greenhouse effect caused by
carbon dioxide can also be minimized.
THREATS TO THE TAIGA
Threats to the Taiga biome include human activities like
harvesting for lumber, outbreaks of insect pests and climate
change. The Taiga is also known as the Boreal Forest and is the
largest terrestrial biome in the world. Many nations are taking
direct steps to protect the ecology of the taiga by prohibiting
logging, mining, oil and gas production, and other forms of
development. In February 2010 the Canadian government
established protection for 13,000 square kilometers of boreal
forest by creating a new 10,700 square kilometer park reserve in
the Mealy Mountains are of eastern Canada and a 3,000 square
kilometer waterway provincial park that follows alongside the
Eagle River from headwaters to sea.
LATITUDE
The taiga is 50 degrees north latitude to the
artic circle (approximately 50 degrees to 60
degrees north latitude). It is defined by its
northern and southern boarders only, so
longitude is not used to define its location.
EXAMPLES
Competition:
Parasitism:
Mutualism:
There are many trees and types of mosses within the taiga. One prominent
example of mutualism is that the mosses grow on the trees and protect them
while the trees house them.