Pd+6+Tiaga+RonayneGuille

Taiga

The taiga is the **LARGEST** land biome on the Earth. It is found north of the equator and is also called the Boreal forest. It is home to a very scarce species of animals and plants, due to the cold temperatures and wind.

[]

[]

media type="custom" key="21559118" align="center"

__Temperature and weather__
 * The temperature is below freezing for six months out of the year
 * The temperature range in the winter is, -65 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-54 to 1 degree celcius), while the temperature range in the summer is, 20 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 to 21 degrees celcius)
 * Most of the precipitation falls in the summer, and the annual amount of precipitation is 30-85 cm.
 * Summer and winter are the main seasons because the spring and autumn are so short, that you barely notice them.

__Plants and animals__


 * The harsh conditions make it very hard for plants to survive, so most of the plants are coniferous trees, like pine, white spruce, hemlock, and douglas fir. these trees have long and thin waxy needles. the wax prevents them from freezing or from drying out.
 * The trees in the Taiga grow close together, they do this so they have protection from the cold and wind, and are also formed like an upside down cone so that the branches don't break under the pressure of all of the snow.
 * The trees keep their leaves all year long, so that when the temperature gets warmer, the trees can begin photosynthesis as soon as possible.
 * The trees here have very thick bark, due to the susceptibility of wildfires.
 * There are millions of insects that come in the summer, which is why there are birds that migrate here every year to nest and feed.
 * Predators of the taiga are mostly the lynx, wolverine, bobcat, mink, and ermine, who hunt animals such as snowshoe rabbits, red squirrels, and voles. Other animals of the taiga are red deer, elk, and moose.

__Works Cited__


 * []
 * []
 * []
 * []