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TAIGABrad, Meghan, and Rachel
Location
Stretches across Eurasia and North America (Canada)
Largest of all land biomes
Found between the tundra and deciduous
Temp and Rainfall
Temperature Year round temperatures range from -65 degrees
Fahrenheit and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. For about half of the year the temperature is
below freezing. Rainfall
Averages 40 inches of precipitation per year
Types of Taiga Forest
Closed Forest Consists of many closely-spaced trees with
mossy ground.
Lichen Woodland Has trees that are farther-spaced apart and
lichen ground cover. More common in the northernmost taiga.
Food Web
Photosynthesizers Lichens Mosses Pine Trees
Herbivores Snowshoe Hare North American Moose Voles
Carnivores Bobcat Gray Wolf North American Wolverine
Omnivores Black Bear River Otter Raccoon
Adaption
Plant Evergreen Tree
Adapted a cone-shape to help snow slide off them so their branches won’t break. Also, they have thin waxy needles to protect against cold temperatures as well as bark that grows thicker to protect it from fires. Grow close together.
Animal Black Bear
Thick shaggy fur to protect them from the cold and they have claws the right length to climb trees.
Bird Long Eared Owl
Has long ears to help it hunt in the night. One ear is bigger and higher on the head with little tufts of feathers to enhance hearing. Creating a special three-dimensional hearing.
Geologic Features
Canadian Shield Extremely old bedrock The region north of the Great Slave Lake
contains the oldest rock on the planet. Has rolling hills with depressions that led to 1.5
million lakes