Northwestern Coniferous Forest
Biome Project
Weather
Cold, long, snowy winters, warm humid summers (4-6 frost free months)
Temperature : -40*C to 20*C
Precipitation : 300 - 900 mm annually
Temperature : -40*C to 20*C
Precipitation : 300 - 900 mm annually
Landforms (Mountains, Bodies of Water, Canyons, Islands)
Boreal forest or Taiga, Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains, low areas consist mainly of peatlands, we for a period of time
Animals : small mammals ; rodents large mammals ; moose, deer, variety of insects, spiders
Plants : Evergreens, spruces, pines, firs
Adaptations
Animals : Animals need to roam over large areas to find enough food.
Plants : Bear needles & cones instead of leaves and flowers.
Relationships (Parasitic, Commensurate)
Ecological Concerns
Having forest fires, insects are speading diseases that attacked tress, overused old growth forest can cause endangered or exticted animals.