TAIGA

ByKeenan Parker

TaigaGeography & Climate

• Location- from Eurasia to North America• Description- Taiga is the Russia word for forest

and is the largest biome • Soil type- permafrost, remain soft or damp• Precipitation- about 40inches• Temperature range- -65to70• Climate- the taiga climate has an average anuual

rainfall of 12-33

TAIGABiodiversity

• PLANT SPECIES• Balsam fir• Black spruce• Douglas fir• Eastern red cedar• Dack pine• Paper birch• Siberian spruce• White bir• (Etc.)

• ANIMAL SPECIES• American black bear• Bald eagle• Bobcat• Canauian lunx• Gray wolf• Grizzly bear• Red fox• (Etc.)

TAIGA adaptations needed for survival

• PLANT: they would have to grow in a place wear it has no snow or warmer so they do not freeze

• ANIMAL: they would have to hibernate or adapt to the cold winters to survive

TAIGAInteractions of Biotic and Abiotic

What is Biodiversity?

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How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem?

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