Taiga Presentation - Fredericksburg Academy

By Ryan
team members Garrett, Will, and
Shelby
Russian word for forest.
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largest biome in the world
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Canada, Alaska, Asia, northern Europe, and
parts of USA
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70 degrees
50 to 100 days
-65 degrees
6 to 7months
Winter and Summer
cold
hot
milder than tundra
12 to 33 inches
cold in Summer
1. conifiers
produce cones
evergreen
fertilized, grows bigger
2. black spruce
25 meters tall
looks like a spike
not endangered
3. hemlock
27 meters tall
no special root system
has needles
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moose
largest of deer
is a herbivore
excellent runners
wolverine
usually carnivore
eats berries
resembles a small bear
ermine
powerful and accurate bite
weighs 3-15 ounces
lives in holes
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lynx
carnivores
small tail
breeding starts in Spring
marten
much time in trees
agile and acrobatic
bushy tail
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producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
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deforestation
global warming
acid rain
significant impact
negative
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good forest
cold
lots of carnivores
good plants
good life
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mbgnet.net
blueplanetbiomes.org
facts-about.org
nationalgeographic.com
tutorvista.com