Boreal ForestBoreal Forest

(Taiga)(Taiga)

ClimateClimate

Annual Rainfall From September to May there is anywhere from 15-25mm of precipitation.

The peak months are June, July and August. They get anywhere from 30-75mm of precipitation.

Annual Rainfall From September to May there is anywhere from 15-25mm of precipitation.

The peak months are June, July and August. They get anywhere from 30-75mm of precipitation.

Average Temperature The winter is long and cold. The two coldest months are January and December which range from -25 to -20 degrees Celsius.

The summers are mild and long enough to allow the ground to thaw. The warmest months, June, July and August range anywhere form 8 to 15 degrees Celsius.

Average Temperature The winter is long and cold. The two coldest months are January and December which range from -25 to -20 degrees Celsius.

The summers are mild and long enough to allow the ground to thaw. The warmest months, June, July and August range anywhere form 8 to 15 degrees Celsius.

Abiotic FactorsAbiotic Factors

The boreal forest has long, cold winters and Short, mild Summers. It also has moderate precipitation and high humidity. It has nutrient poor soils and is acidic.

The boreal forest has long, cold winters and Short, mild Summers. It also has moderate precipitation and high humidity. It has nutrient poor soils and is acidic.

PlantsPlants

The Dominant plants are needleleaf coniferous trees such as spruce and fir. There are some broadleaf deciduous trees and small berry-bearing shrubs.

The Dominant plants are needleleaf coniferous trees such as spruce and fir. There are some broadleaf deciduous trees and small berry-bearing shrubs.

WildlifeWildlife

The dominant predators are lynxes, timber wolves and members of the weasel family. There are also small herbivorous mammals, moose and other large herbivores,beavers, songbirds and migratory birds.

The dominant predators are lynxes, timber wolves and members of the weasel family. There are also small herbivorous mammals, moose and other large herbivores,beavers, songbirds and migratory birds.

Geographical distributionGeographical distribution

The boreal forest is located in North America, Asia, and Northern Europe.

The boreal region forms a circumpolar band around the northern hemisphere.

It varies between 50 and 60 degrees N latitude.

The altitude is 100,000.

The boreal forest is located in North America, Asia, and Northern Europe.

The boreal region forms a circumpolar band around the northern hemisphere.

It varies between 50 and 60 degrees N latitude.

The altitude is 100,000.

Impact on human activity

Impact on human activity

The many small communities in this ecozone rely on resource extraction industries such as forestry and mining.

Major industrial developments include logging, mining and hydroelectric development.

Not very many people live there because of the harsh weather condtions.

The many small communities in this ecozone rely on resource extraction industries such as forestry and mining.

Major industrial developments include logging, mining and hydroelectric development.

Not very many people live there because of the harsh weather condtions.

ResourcesResources

http://www.whrc.org/borealNAmerica/index.htm

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_altitude_of_taiga_biome

http://www.borealforest.org/index.php?category=world_boreal_forest&page=overview

Pretence hall Biology by Miller and Levine.

http://www.whrc.org/borealNAmerica/index.htm

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_altitude_of_taiga_biome

http://www.borealforest.org/index.php?category=world_boreal_forest&page=overview

Pretence hall Biology by Miller and Levine.