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TAIGA
By Katie Jardine & Charity Sonier
The Arctic tundra is purple (ice is white).
Deciduous forests are dark green.
Deserts are light blue.
Tropical rainforests are red.
Savannahs/grasslands are yellow and tan.
*Areas of taiga are neon green*.
CLIMATE
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The average temperature is below freezing for six months out of the
year. The winter temperature range is -54 to -1° C (-65 to 30° F). The
winters, as you can see, are really cold, with lots of snow.
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Temperature range in the summer gets as low as -7° C (20° F). The
high in summer can be 21° C (70° F). The summers are mostly warm,
rainy and humid. They are also very short with about 50 to 100 frost
free days. The total precipitation in a year is 30 - 85 cm (12 - 33 in) .
The forms the precipitation comes in are rain, snow and dew. Most of
the precipitation in the taiga falls as rain in the summer.
FEATURES
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It's 50% land and 50% water.
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They can stretch over 20 acres of land
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It’s location is in three different continents
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Cone-bearing or coniferous forests
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Thinness of soil due to cold
PLANT ADAPTION
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Due to the harsh environmental conditions, not many plants
can survive. the common plants found in taiga are coniferous
trees or evergreens with long, thin and waxy leaves. The
needle-shaped leaves reduce water loss and protect from
weighing down by snow. These plants grow very close to each
other, as an adaptation to protect from the cold snow and
wind. Other than these plants, lichens and mosses are also
found in the taiga biome.
ANIMAL ADAPTION
Similar to the plants, the animals that can adapt to
long winter and moderate summer seasons are
found in the taiga biome. Taiga animals have thick
furs and other special adaptations. Most of them
migrate to nearby areas during the snowfalls and
food scarcity. Here’s a list of some common
animals found in the taiga biome.
THREATS
Clear Cutting
 The need for paper, books and other things
 Approximately half of the Boreal forest has been
allocated or licensed to logging companies
 Climate Change
 Loss of species
 Increased forest fires and outbreaks of insect
infestations.
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PHOTOS
DID YOU KNOW?
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That another name for the Taiga biome is the
Boreal forest.
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Taiga is the Russian word for forest.
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Boreal was the Greek goddess of the North Wind
OMG VIDEO!?!?
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Hinterland Who's Who
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm
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http://www.buzzle.com/articles/taiga-biome-taigaanimals-and-plants.html
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http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/index.htm
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http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/boreal
/threats-to-the-boreal-forest