1. The Taiga
Connor Jara

2. • Taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome.
• In North America it covers most of inland
Canada and Alaska as well as parts of the
extreme northern continental United States
and is known as the Northwoods.
• When people refer to the southern part of the
biome they generally call it the Boreal Forest.
• The Taiga covers over 29% of the worlds
forest.

3. • Taiga is the Russian word for forest.
• It stretches over Eurasia and North America.
The taiga is located near the top of the world,
just below the tundra biome.
• The winters in the taiga are very cold with only
snowfall. The summers are warm, rainy, and
humid.

4. • The average temperature is below freezing for
six months out of the year.
• The spring and autumn are so short, you
hardly know they exist. It is either hot and
humid or very cold in the taiga.
• Not many plants can survive the extreme cold
of the taiga winter.

5. • The common plants are the Balsam Fir, Black
Spruce, Douglas- Fir, Eastern Red Cedar, Siberian
Spruce, and the White Fir, Poplar, and Spruce
• The taiga is the biome of the needleleaf forest.
• Because of cool temperatures decomposition is
slow in the taiga. Undecayed vegetation builds up
on the forest floor, making it feel like a sponge. As
a result of this, the soil is thin and lacking in
nutrients.

6. • The taiga is susceptible to many wildfires.
Trees have adapted by growing thick bark.
• The fires will burn away the upper canopy of
the trees and let sunlight reach the ground.
• In order for the soil to get a little bit of
sunlight, forest fires are required in order to
preserve the ecosystem.

7. • Animals of the taiga tend to be predators like
the lynx and members of the weasel family
like wolverines, bobcat, minks and ermine.
• They hunt herbivores like snowshoe rabbits,
red squirrels and voles.
• Red deer, elk, and moose can be found in
regions of the taiga where more deciduous
trees grow.

8. • The seasons of the Taiga vary little as mostly
they just sway from extreme hot to bitter
hold.
• The Taiga experiences very little precipitation
and when it does occur, it is mostly in the
summer months.
• Snow may remain on the ground for as long
as nine months in the northernmost
extensions.

9. • Large areas of Siberia’s taiga have been
harvested for lumber since the collapse of the
Soviet Union.
• In Canada, eight percent of the boreal forest is
protected from development.
• More than 90% of boreal forest products from
Canada are exported for consumption and
processing in the United States.

10. • The world's oldest trees can be found in the
taiga.
• The taiga has fewer plant and animals species
than most other biomes.
• This climate is classified as Dfc, Dwc, Dsc, Dfd
and Dwd in the Köppen climate classification
• Dfd and Dwd climate are mostly just
continuous permafrost.

11. • The world's boreal forest wraps around the northern
hemisphere like a green cloak. This is easily seen from
space and is sometimes referred to as Earth's green
halo.
• The boreal forest is a key resource for all citizens of this
globe. It filters our water, keeps our air clean, helps
regulate climate and sustains a vast variety of living
organisms, including human beings.
• Many Aboriginal communities call the Boreal forest
their home and to this day protect and survive off it.