taiga/boreal forest
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Taiga/Boreal Forest. Team C Joseph Branderbit Trevor Dawson Gaby Flaksman. Location. Largest biome in world Located in North America , North Europe, Northern Asia South of Tundra Northern Hemisphere. Yearly temperature, -10° C to 14° C Precipitation yearly, 35 cm Mostly swampy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Taiga/Boreal Forest
Team CJoseph Branderbit
Trevor DawsonGaby Flaksman
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Location
• Largest biome in world• Located in North America, North
Europe, Northern Asia• South of Tundra• Northern Hemisphere
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Climate
• Yearly temperature, -10° C to 14° C• Precipitation yearly, 35 cm• Mostly swampy• Cold during winter• Cooler during the summer
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Plants and adaptations
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Conifers
Mostly conifersBirch, spruce, willow,
alder, fir, pineTrees that produce seeds
are conifers
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Plants Adaptations
All plants survive cold weather
Provide foodSap defense
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Animal Adaptions
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Animals Black and grizzly bears Snowshoe hare Elk Moose Deer Voles Canadian lynx
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Animals adaptions
Snowshoe hare and ermine Change colors in winterSnowshoe hare and Canada lynx Both have wide paws to travel easier on snowBears Uninterrupted sleepMoles and shrews Build homes under ground for shelters and protection
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Environmental Issues
• Acid Rain• Forest fires• Deforestation