Taiga Research Paper

Taiga: a moist subarctic forest dominated by conifers (as spruce and fir) that begins where the tundra ends. The word taiga is of Russian origin, quite appropriate considering that a large part of the world’s taiga forests are located there. Taigas are also commonly called boreal forests and many of North America’s taigas are referred to as such. Taigas are found in Eurasia and in North America. They are characterized by the abundant presence of coniferous trees and poor soil due to the acidic needles that they drop.
When one thinks of a taiga a winter wonderland might come to mind; with thermometers dropping down to -14 degrees . Nights with little cloud cover may become even colder and nights like that are quite common in taigas. Winter lasts for 6 to 7 months and summer isn’t much better. Average summer temperatures range from 64 to 72 degrees fahrenheit and taigas usually have only 50 to 100 frost free days. Taigas get around 33 inches of rain annually on average and despite what one may think the biome is actually quite humid. Due to low temperatures evaporation rates are low leaving the area with lots of excess moisture.
The taiga (referred to as the Boreal Forest in this picture) is the pale yellow, stretching across the top of North America,
To small mammals such as mice and squirrels subsisting on the seeds found in pine cones. Predators are abundant in these regions of the planet with Bobcats, Lynxes, foxes, otters, members of the weasel family, wolves, and perhaps most notably wolverines all living in these forests around the world. Other species such as black bears, beavers, and hares also live in these parts of the world. With all of these trees for food and habitat, it’s no wonder that many kinds of birds live in taigas as well. Large birds of prey also live and hunt in these biomes such as owls and the Bald