Welcome to the Taiga

BySydney & Maggie

A biome is a large ecosystem made up of plants and animals.

Biome Definition

North AmericaAsia EuropeAlaskaCanada ScandinaviaRussia

Locations

Cold Arctic Air Temperature range

-65o to 70o

Precipitation12 to 33 in.

Climate

Birch TreesPoplar TreesAspen TreesBear Berry BushesConifers

The waxy coating that helps minimize the loss of moisture.

Plants

Bear Berry Bushes

Birch Trees

Poplar Trees

Aspen Trees

Conifers

LynxWolverineMartenBohemian Waxwing Ermine

Fur turns white in the winter

Animals

Bohemian Waxwing

Ermine

Lynx

Wolverine

Marten

“Biology Online”. Biome. 1 October 2013 < http://www.biology-online.org/ Dictionary/Biome.>“Taiga”. Location and Land. 1 October 2013 <http://www.ri.net/school/ West_Warwick/manateeproject/Taiga/land.htm>. Pilscan, Harold. “Taigan Climate”. Boreal Forest Climate 2 October 2013 <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_climate_page.htm>.“Taiga”. Taiga Plants. 2 October 2013 <http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/plants/>. “Taiga”. Taiga Animals. 2 October 2013 <http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga /animals/>.“Slide 2 Picture.” Taiga With Mountains. 4 October 2013 <http://media.treehugger .com/assets/images/2011/10/taiga-with-mountains.jpg>.“Slide 3 Picture.” locations 4 October 2013 <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org /images/taiga_location_map001.gif“Slide 4 Picture.” Taiga Trees. 4 October 2013 <http://e08595.medialib.Glogster.com/media/5c/5c3c252c2926636918f596ffe3975157b2dd8bc3df4190b7e8e251d1ed25 a770/taiga-1-jpg.jpg>.“Slide 5 Pictures” Birch Trees. 4 October 2013 <http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/anskuw/anskuw 1205/anskuw120500011/13613591-snowy-landscape-with-birch-trees.jpg>.“ Slide 5 Picture” Poplar Trees. 4 October 2013 <https://www.willisorchards. com/system/products/images/584/original/lombardy_poplar_tree-image1.jpg?1370582514>.“Slide 5 Picture” Aspen Trees. 4 October 2013 <http://www.slrobertson.com/images/usa/colorado/fall- color/scenic/aspen-color-5-b.jpg>.

Bibliography

“Slide 5 Picture”. Bear Berry Bushes. 4 October 2013 <http://www.paghat.com /images/bearberry_midoct.jpg>.“Slide 5 Picture”. Conifers. 4 October 2013 <http://blooms4all.com/topicimages/conifer _tree.jpg>.“Slide 6 Picture”. Bohemian Waxwing. 4 October 2013 <http://sdakotabirds.com/diffids/ bohemian_waxwing.jpg>.“Slide 6 Picture”. Ermine. 8 October <http://nature.ca/notebooks/images/img/127_p_ ermine_4890_p.jpg >.“Slide 6 Picture”. Lynx. 8 October 2013 <http://otteronarock.com/wp- content/uploads/2011/11/Lynx-by-Raymondbarlow.png>. “Slide 6 Picture”. Wolverine. 8 October 2013 <http://www.buzzle.com/images/animal- kingdom/wolverine/wolverine-paws.jpg >. “Slide 6 Picture”. Marten. 8 October 2013 <http://www.animalsandenglish.com/uploads /6/6/0/6/6606397/8224007_orig.jpg>.“Background”. Taiga Scene. 10 October 2013 <http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/ nelson_lau4/Picea_glauca_taiga.jpg>.

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