Taiga

The word Taiga is Russian for forest. The taiga biome is the largest biome in the world besides the ocean. These locations are known to be harshly cold and the climate is hard to adapt to. With miles upon miles of open land and needle tree forests a taiga can be a lonely place to live or visit. I chose this biome due to it being the least known to me. Upon researching the biome I found it very intriguing even though it is a lonely cold space of land. I would like to visit this type of biome to grasp the true experience of being away from most society. It seems like the atmosphere would be completely peaceful and quiet. The taiga is also known as a boreal forest. This name is said to have derived from the Greek god of the north wind. Hence that the boreal forest is located in the Northern region of the world. The taiga is…

The Taiga Biome A biome refers to the existent habitat in varied places identified through the existent mountain tops, deserts, tropical forests together with the existent climate in the area (Whitney, 2002). The taiga identifies the biome of the need leaf forest and remains characterized by cold weather leading to limited food supplies in the winter (Marietta, n.d.). Food shortages influence the development of a hibernation tendency among the majority of animals in the taiga during the winter…

The Taiga is one mysterious place that stretches across North America, Europe, & Asia. The Taiga biome is the largest terrestrial biome, this biome is directly below the tundra biome. The taiga biome is also known as coniferous forest or boreal forest. This biome typically has short, wet summers and long, cold winters. It gets plenty of snow during the winter and plenty of rainfall during the summer. The taiga is home to many animals like the Elk, Moose, Lnyk, Red deer, but the most interesting…

The taiga biome – known by some as the Snow Forest – is a fascinating environmental phenomenon; spanning from North America to Eurasia in the highest latitudes, the taiga is an unbelievably difficult place to live, and plants and animals must be uniquely suited to handle the harsh climate and terrain. Surprisingly, there are a number of different plants that can endure the long, brutal winters and short, fleeting summers of the taiga, and they range from large pines to tiny lichens, each serving…

In the Isolated Taiga of Siberia, self-reliance is the key to survival in the harsh wilderness. In an environment not bound by any rules, it is crucial for the hunters to develop their own way of living and their own system by which they do things. Though they were assigned by the Russian government to locate in the taiga, aside from infrequent supply drops, the hunters really are isolated. If they want food, they’ll have to find it by either making traps, hunting, or fishing. If they want…

There are six different types of biomes on Earth. The taiga biome is one of these six biomes on Earth and it has distinct, different characteristics than the others. For instance, the taiga biome is only in specific areas. Some of those include North America, Asia, Europe, Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia. The taiga biome is unique in its own way. Some of the taiga biomes characteristics are that it is mountainous. There is also lots of trees there. The land in the taiga biomes are…

Arctic tundra The Arctic Tundra is found nearly everywhere in the North. They are found mostly in the arctic. The categorization of a tundra falls between a taiga and the ice caps. The zone is controlled by the extremes in the weather. In the arctic tundra there are two seasons: winter and summer. In the summer, the sun is present almost 24 hours a day. This amount of sun only warms up the tundra to a range of about 3°C to 12°C. In the winter, the lighting conditions are flipped. For example,…

Taiga This is going to be about taigas. Some of it being about the locations of the taiga. Different ones being the characteristics, and soil. Others are about the plants, and animals. Then it will be about the food chain. Last it will be some interesting facts about the taiga. Where the locations of the taiga are. It is near Norther American. A different place it is in Canada. It is stretchs along Alaska. Also a location it is at is Russia, and the Northern Hemisphere. The taigas…

A forest is a large area with a lot of trees, plants, and animals. A biome is a place with similar living things and similar weather. Forest biomes are separated into three main types which are: the Taiga, the rainforest, and the temperate forest. One of the biggest differences between these three types depends on how close or far they are from Earth’s north and south poles and the equator. The closer an area is to the equator the hotter the temperatures, while the closer it is to the poles…

Balsam Fir: The Balsam Fir is an average sized native evergreen tree. It can grow up 40 to 80 feet tall. These trees adapted to the taiga because they grow in acidic soil. Fireweed: The fireweed plants have adapted to become less affected by fires which makes it suitable for the taiga as wildfires are common in the taiga. They also have the ability to grow in all types of soils. Black Spruce: The Black Spruce is a tall tree. It can grow up to 25 meters tall. Douglas-Fir: Douglas-firs are very…