Taiga
By Jacob Galle
Description
Abiotic Factors
Climate Graph
This shows the rain fall and temperature throughout the year.
Biome Average Rainfall
Taiga gets a medium amount of rain every year compared to other biomes.
Temperature Rise
The temperature is expected to rise throughout the century.
Landforms
Biotic Factors- Plants
Fir tree
They can grow between 30-260 feet tall and their trunks can get from 2-12 feet wide. The are evergreen.
Scots Pine tree
They have blue-green leaves and red-orange bark. They can grow up to 115 feet tall and 3 feet wide at their base.
Evergreen Spruce tree
They come shaped and shed their needle like leaves when they are 4-10 years old. They can grow from 66-200 feet tall.
Biotic Factors- Animals
Lynx
They have padded paws, long whiskers, short tails, and tufts of black hair on the point of their ears.
Least Weasel
They are the smallest mind of weasel, but very fierce hunters. They are usually white.
Beaver
They are usually large nocturnal similar-aquatic rodents. They build dams from trees that they chew down. They are the second biggest rodent on the world. They warn other beavers of a theat by slapping their tail on the water or land.
Sparrow
They are plump, grayish brownish colored, short tailed, and seed eating.
Warbler
There are several kinds of perching birds called warblers. They are all for the most part small and insectivorous. They are generally brown or dull green in color.
Elk
It is also called the wapiti and is one of the largest kinds of deer in the world. They are mammals.
Ecological Concerns and Issues
Logging
Mining takes down very much needed trees and creates pollution.
Mining
Creates pollution and acid rain.
Hydroelectric Generation
Changes river flow and stream habitats.