Taiga

1. Taiga Miquiel Noble Eldridge Poole II Zechariah Mcnair

2. The tiaga (boreal forest) biome community must be adapted to low intensity sunlight and low temperatures. The farther a biome is located from the equator, the less direct the sunlight is hit. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=climate+latitude&view=detail&id=492427F4E7A416793B91F6102848899F55898A2A&first=0&FORM=IDFRIR

3. The tiaga has trees because the ground thaws in the spring, but the tundra (below) has permafrost so no trees.

4. Many animals migrate, like these carribou, through the tiaga to get to the tundra for its short spring. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tiaga+summer+carribou+migration+herd&view=detail&id=580E82FFB5771C68564BEB0A16264370F228373E&first=0&FORM=IDFRIR

5. Location • The taiga is located near the top of world before the tundra. • The taiga is the biome of the needle leaf forest. http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/NewGeog/Habitats/facts.htm, (June 2000). "Taiga Plants", http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/biomes/tplants.html, (June 2000). "Taiga", http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html, (June 2000).

6. latitude • The latitude for the Taiga is 50 degrees to the Arctic circle. • It is defined by its northern and south boarder only. Longitude is not used to define its location. www.ask.com

7. countries • The countries that makes up the Taiga biome is the northwestern parts of the United States, and Siberia, Russia. Did you know the largest biome in the world is the Taiga. Lastly the Russian Taiga is the largest biome in the world.

8. Abiotic Factors http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/NewGeog/Habitats/facts.htm, (June 2000). "Taiga Plants", http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/biomes/tplants.html, (June 2000). "Taiga", http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html, (June 2000).

9. Average temperature for winter months • The winter temperature range is -54 to -1 Celsius or -65 degrees to 30 Degrees Fahrenheit. The average temperature in the Taiga is below freezing for six months out of the year. http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/NewGeog/Habitats/facts.htm, (June 2000). "Taiga Plants", http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/biomes/tplants.html, (June 2000). "Taiga", http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html, (June 2000).

10. Average temperature for summers months • The summer temperature in the Taiga get as low as -7 degrees Celsius (20 degrees Fahrenheit). The high in the Taiga for the Summers can be 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit). The short Summers mostly warm, rainy and humid. http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/NewGeog/Habitats/facts.htm, (June 2000). "Taiga Plants", http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/biomes/tplants.html, (June 2000). "Taiga", http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html, (June 2000).

11. Total Precipitation • The total precipitation in a year is 30-85 cm (12-33). Most of the precipitation in the Taiga falls as rain in the Summers. http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/NewGeog/Habitats/facts.htm, (June 2000). "Taiga Plants", http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/biomes/tplants.html, (June 2000). "Taiga",

12. Seasonal changes • The main seasons in the Taiga are Winter and Summer. Spring and Autumn are so short, you hardly know they exist. It is either hot and humid or very cold in the Taiga. http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/NewGeog/Habitats/facts.htm, (June 2000). "Taiga Plants", http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/biomes/tplants.html, http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html, .

13. Animals that live in taiga Lepus americanus Lynx canansis Ursus americanus Bison bison athabscae Ursus horribilis Rangiferous tarandus

14. Animals that live in the tiaga must adapt to living in very cold temperatures • The caribou for example eats whatever vegetation is available in the taiga, even pine needles. • Also the caribou has thick fur to combat the extreme could temperature in the taiga. • They migrate to the tundra to eat during the short spring and summer. www.blueplanet.org

15. Food web

16. Animals must adapt to … • Freezing cold • Scarce food resources • short summer seasons • Predation • Competition and mates

17. These are adaptations of the grizzly bear to the taiga • Eat huge meals of salmon during autumn salmon runs so that they store fat for energy while they sleep through the winter in caves. • Thick fur insulates from cold. • Keen sense of smell alerts them to predators (like wolves who’d eat the young), competitors, dangers, and food • Being omnivores lets them eat Whatever food is available • Long-term (a year or more) of cubs allows more to survive to adulthood, and drinking milk provides food for cubs even when food is scarce. http://www.bearplanet.org/grizzlybear.shtml

18. These are adaptations of the northern Lynx in the taiga • They have thick coats to insulate heat. • A keen sense of smell to alert them for prey and predator. • They usually live and hunt alone, and are nocturnal hunters(so they are free from predators and less mouths to feed. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/northern_lynx_steppe.htm

19. Threat to the Taiga biome • Here are some threat to the Taiga • Climate change • Human activities • Natural disturbance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga#Threats