Taiga
Sandrine Uwera, Amanda Thorne, Melissa Stephenson
Climate
The average rainfall ranges around 12-33 inches.
Where is it found?
Asia
Europe
Canada
Russia
Limiting Factors
Fire
Water
Temperature
Volcanoes
Relationships
- Mutualistic- Bees and Flowers: The bees are receiving food from flower while pollinating them
- Commensal- Moss and Trees: The moss is receiving a cool place to flourish while the tree remains unharmed.
- Parasitic- Wintertick and Moose: The wintertick receives food from the moose as it sucks its blood, this causes harm to the moose.
Habitats
- Coniferous forest
- Mountains
- Temperate grasslands
- Ponds
Abiotic and Biotic Factors
Biotic- Bears, Coniferous Trees, Moose/Elk, Wolves
Adaptions for Animals
•Some animals hibernate when temperatures drop in the winter.
•Animals here produce a layer of insulating feathers or fur to protect them from the cold temperatures.
•Some of the larger animals have large, wide paws, so they wont sink in the snow.
Adaptions for plants
•Evergreens don’t drop their leaves, so they don’t have to use nutrients to regrow them in the spring.
•The evergreen leaves are needle-like so they don’t loose a lot of water,
because the ground water freezes and the roots cant absorb any water.
•The conical shape of evergreens allows snow to easily slide off branches, so the branches don’t break.
Interesting Facts
•For six months out of the year the temperature is below freezing.
•Scientists believe the taiga was completely covered by glaciers, many years ago.
•Many animals that live there can change color based on time of year.
•The switch from winter to summer is extreme, because spring and fall are too short to notice.