TAIGA AND BOREAL FORESTS

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TAIGA AND BOREAL FORESTS

• Erik Bateham
• Justin Chi
• Elyoot Fimny

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INTRODUCTION

• Taiga is Russian for forest
• Boreal is the
• Greek Goddess of the North Wind
• Worlds largest biome
• Contains ancient species
• Covers glaciated land and permafrost

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INTRODUCTION

• Taiga is Russian for forest
• Boreal is the
• Greek Goddess of the North Wind
• Worlds largest biome
• Contains a myriad of species
• Covers glaciated land and permafrost

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INTRODUCTION

• Taiga is Russian for forest
• Boreal is the
• Greek Goddess of the North Wind
• Worlds largest biome
• Contains ancient species
• Covers glaciated land and permafrost

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CHARACTERISTICS

• Harsh winters spanning multiple months
• Short, warm, and humid summers
• Bogs and pine and larch forests dominate the
  landscape
• Contains deciduous trees
• Dominated by coniferous trees
• Animal life includes large herbivores and
  carnivores

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LOCATION

• Northern Hemisphere
• Includes Canada, USA, Russia, Sweden, Norway,
  Finland

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LOCATION

• Northern Hemisphere
• Canada, USA, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Finland
• 
  http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31
  /Taiga.png

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HUMAN IMPACT

• Exploration and development of resources
• Increased instability and new technology
• Global warming
• Competition between trees
• Deforestation and logging
• Hydroelectric projects

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ENDANGERED SPECIES AMUR TIGER

• Causes
• Poaching
• Habitat destruction
• Chinese traditions
• Effects
• Food web
• Decline of species
• Solutions
• Promote protection
• Decrease dependence on medicine

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UNIQUE FACTS

• Winter lows of -65o
• Summer Highs of 75o
• 12-33 inches of precipitation
• Soil is low in nutrients
• Trees are mostly coniferous
• Bark protects trees
• Rare occurrences of forest fires

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OVERVIEW

• Freezing temperatures in the long winters
• Summer is short and hot but wet
• Numerous endangered species
• Humans destroying the land
• Habitats affected by manmade factors

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REFERENCES

• http//www.marietta.edu/biol/biomes/boreal.htm
• http//www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm
• http//www.runet.edu/swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/bio
  mes/taiga/taiga.html
• http//www.parkwardens.com/zone6/5.html
• http//www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/index.htm