Taiga By Jacob Bliss

Introductory EcologyOctober 21st, 2013

Geography

• 11% of terrestrial Earth• 50-65 degrees North Latitude • Tundra to the North, Grassland to the South• Found in

– Alaska– Canada– Scandinavia– Russia

Climate

• Temperature: -70 to 30 degrees Celsius• Precipitation: 200-600 millimeters/year• Low evaporation rate• Winters typically last 6 months or more• Virtually no Spring of Fall seasons

Plant Life

• Spruces, Firs, and Pines predominate forests– Aspen and Birch may also be found

• Willows line stream banks• Blueberry and Juniper provide fruit forage• Grasses provide herbivorous forage

Animal Life

Threats

• Illegal timber cutting• Mass clear cutting