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Boreal Forest
By
Drew Strella & Jordan Temple
Physical characteristics
• Soil is poor and acidic due to the fallen
pine needles from the trees
• The winters in the taiga are very cold with
only snowfall. The summers are warm,
rainy, and humid.
• In the summer temperature ranges from
20ºF-70ºF In the winter, -65ºF-30ºF
• The total precipitation in a year is 30 - 85
cm most of it is rain in the during the
summer.
Major plant life
The Boreal Forest
is a Coniferous
forest. Most of the
trees grow needles
and cones instead
of leaves and
flowers.
Common Plants
• Douglas Fir
• Yellow Birch
• Black Willow
• Western Hemlock
• Mountain Alder
• Wild Garlic
• May Apple
Animals
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Elk
Mountain Goat
Wild Boar
Reindeer
Brown Booby
Gray Heron
American Bittern
Facts
• It is one of the largest intact ecosystems
on the planet
• It contains 25% of the worlds remaining
original forests
• 325 different bird species live here
• More than 26 million ducks nest and breed
here yearly
• Over 80% of the worlds liquid freshwater is
found here
Sources
• www.marietta.edu
• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm
• http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/08/30-fascinatingfacts-about-the-boreal-forst.php
• http://forestethics.org/ontarios-boreal-forest-1
• http://www.bioexpedition.com/taiga-biome.html