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Coniferous Forest

Coniferous Forest. Laurie St. Clair. Common Names. Evergreen Coniferous Forest Boreal Forest Taigas (tie- guhs ). Map. Where are they found…. South of the Artic Tundra in the Northern regions across North America, Asia, and Europe

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Coniferous Forest

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  1. Coniferous Forest Laurie St. Clair

  2. Common Names • Evergreen Coniferous Forest • Boreal Forest • Taigas (tie-guhs)

  3. Map

  4. Where are they found… • South of the Artic Tundra in the Northern regions across North America, Asia, and Europe • Above certain altitudes in the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains ranges in the USA

  5. Climate • The Winters are long, dry, and extremely cold • Summers are short with cool & warm temperatures

  6. Plants • Coniferous (cone-bearing) • Evergreen trees ex: spruce, cedar, hemlock, pine • Low Plant diversity because few can survive the winter and the decomposition is slow, making it harder for other plants to grow

  7. Plant Adaptations • Keep their leaves year-round • Small, needle-shaped, wax covered leaves which can withstand the intense cold and droughts in the winter

  8. Wildlife • Large variety of wildlife • Ex: bears, wolves, moose, lynx, burrowing rodents • Ex: Caribou spend the winter in taiga and the summer in the artic tundra • In the summer many birds come to eat the hoards of insects

  9. Wildlife Adaptations • Thick fur • Food storage • Hibernation • Migration • Camouflage • Sharp fangs and claws

  10. Food Web

  11. Human Impacts • Out of all the types of forests, coniferous forest are thought to have been the least affected by humans yet now due to demand for paper, more trees are being cut down •  most of the world’s softwood timber come from the coniferous forests • By hunting many of these animals, some species have become endangered

  12. Fun Facts • The Coniferous Forests is the largest biome in the world • Taiga is the Russian term for coniferous forest • The three most dominant trees are fir, pine, and spruce • The Coniferous forest was named after the conifer tree that produces seeds and cones

  13. Bibliography • http://a-z-animals.com/reference/coniferous-forest/ • http://rrms-biomes.tripod.com/id3.html • https://gcps.desire2learn.com/d2l/lor/viewer/viewFile.d2lfile/6605/17446/Ecology6_print.html • http://kellyspage11.tripod.com/id1.html

  14. Photos • http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/boreal.htm • http://freebigpictures.com/forest-pictures/coniferous-forest/ • http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/areas/greatlakes/howwework/ • http://nativeplantwildlifegarden.com/conifers-get-your-grow-on/ • http://www.ehow.com/list_6745492_plants-living-coniferous-forest.html • http://www.london.d21.k12.il.us/teams/6discovery/CFanimals/index.htm • http://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/ • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/animals/photos/baby-animals/baby-black-bear/ • http://vogeltalksrving.com/2011/08/yellowstone-grizzly-victim-identified/

  15. Photos • http://theleekdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/student-cornered-by-wild-rabbits-we-just-wanted-to-touch-it/ • http://www.bobschillereff.com/bighorn-sheep-gallery/h3F71E68F#h3f71e68f • http://good-wallpapers.com/animals/20595 • http://slatermuseum.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-treat.html • http://earthjustice.org/irreplaceable/caribou • http://babyanimalzoo.com/baby-weasels-will-weasel-their-way-into-your-heart • http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/the-year-of-the-tiger-beautiful-animals-on-the-brink-slideshow.html • http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-water-food-and-flowers.html

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