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Coniferous forest
GABE, SOPHIA, VANESSA, & ZACH
Introduction
 Taiga, Russian term
 Largest biome
 Canada, Europe, Asia,
USA
Climate
 Long, severe winters (-40°C to 20°C)
and short, warm humid summers (10°C)
 Precipitation ranges from 300 to 900 millimeters of
rain per year
Wildlife/Animals
American Black Bear
Porcupine
Bob Cat
Moose
Camberweell Butterfly
Vegetation
Red Wood Trees
Western
Wallflower
Douglas Fir
Trees
White Pine
Tree
Serviceberry Shrub
Tertiary Consumers
Secondary Consumer
Herbivores
Autotrophs
Decomposers
Importance of Nitrogen Cycle
 Atmosphere
 Nitrogen Fixation with soil bacteria, Mycobacterium
(NH3)
 Nitrification (NO2 – NO3)
 Consumed by plants, animals
 Denitrification
Importance of Water Cycle
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
Importance of Carbon Cycle
 Photosynthesis
 Respiration
 Animal Consumption
 Decay
 Human Effect
 Ocean
Connections Between Abiotic and Biotic Factors
Trees adapt to
weather
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Weather changes
fur color
Hibernation
Abiotic : Climate
Biotic : Animals/Vegetation
Adaptations
Migration
Importance of Balance
 If plants were removed……
 Disruption of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
 Imbalance to Food Web/Chain
 Destruction of Homes
It affects the rest of the
Food Web/Chain…
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
 Largest Biome
 Soft Wood Timber
 Wood Pulp
Weaknesses
 Clear Cutting
Soil Erosion
 Low Precipitation
 Human Destruction
 Little Biodiversity
Citations
 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/bioconiferous.php
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/Forsite/ncfbiome.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=92
http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/coniferous4/coniferous4b.html
http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/coniferous4/coniferous4d.html
http://www.world-builders.org/lessons/less/biomes/conifers/conifweb.html
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/fungi-forums/17752-beige-fungiconiferous-forest.html
http://projectbeak.org/habitats/coniferous_birds.htm
http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/coniferous/animals.htm
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/gcseecosystemconfore
sts.htm