Taiga
Learn more about one the world's best biome!
Abiotic Factors
Rainfall
- There is heavy snowfall in the winter months. During the summer it is humid and rainy. The average annual rainfall is approximately 33 inches for the taiga biome. There is often no cloud cover in this biome so the temperatures can drop very fast at night. It does warm up enough in the spring though for flowers to melt and the ice to melt into the ponds.
Temperature
- It has very long and cold winters. The summers are short and they are cool in temperature. The cool air masses from the arctic can move in rapidly. The average temperature in the summer is from 64 degrees to 72 degrees. However, in the winter months it can be -14 degrees. Taiga biome makes up 29% of the world’s forest cover.
Climate
- The taiga climate is for the most part dominated by cold arctic air. Exceptionally cold winds bring bitterly cold air from the Arctic Circle: the temperatures fall even more on clear nights when there is no cloud cover. Because of earth's tilt, the taiga is turned away from the sun in the winter. Less of the sun's radiation reaches the ground to warm it up.
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Climograph: Humid Continental Climate, warm summer: Quebec City, Canada
"Boreal Forest (Taiga)." Biomes of the World. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.
Biotic Factors: Plants & Animals
Balsam Fir
Common Name(s): Eastern Fir, Canadian Balsam, Blister Fir
Genus: Abies
Species: balsamea
Genus: Abies
Species: balsamea
Jack Pine
Common Names: Eastern jack, Grey, Black, Black jack, Scrub, Prince's pine or Banksiana pine or Pin gris.
Genus: Pinus
Species: banksiana
Genus: Pinus
Species: banksiana
Siberian Spruce
Genus: Pecea
Species: ovobata
"Taiga Plants." Taiga Plants. Web. 22 Mar. 2016. <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_plant_page.htm>.
American Black Bear
Genus: Ursus
Species: americanus
Species: americanus
Long-Eared Owl
Common Names: Cat Owl
Genus: Aiso
Species: otus
Genus: Aiso
Species: otus
Snowshoe Rabbit
Common Names: Varying Hare
Genus: Lepus
Species: americanus
Wolverine
Genus: Gulo
Species: luscus
Species: luscus
Northern or Canadian Lynx
Genus: Lynx
Species: canadensis
Species: canadensis
Red Fox
Common Names: Reynard
Genus: Vulpes
Species: vulpes
"Taiga Animals." Taiga Animals. Web. 22 Mar. 2016. <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga_animal_page.htm>.
"Taiga by TeamTeam." ESci1 -. Web. 22 Mar. 2016. <http://esci1.wikispaces.com/Taiga+by+TeamTeam>.