Taiga Biome (Boreal Forest) INFO

Brief info on our wonderful Biome Taiga

1. Taiga
Brief Info
By Ursula Dedekind, Tess
Hochberger, and Julia Rotatori

2. Where is Taiga?
Taiga is mainly found:
•Covering all of Canada and Russia. The
Northern Parts of the United States, Japan, and
some parts in Europe

3. Climate Zone
This Climate Zone is Located in the Polar and
Sub polar Region.

4. Three Seasons?
•No, Even though Taiga is a colder region it still has
a short summer in the the Taiga Biome’s 4 seasons:
~Winter
~Spring
~Summer
~Fall
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5. What is it like in the Taiga
Region?
•In the Taiga Region it is usually between the ranges of: (Lows and
Highs)
• Winter -65 F (-54 C) 30 F (-1 C)
•Summer-20 F (-7 C) 70 F (21 C)
•For half of the year, the average temperature is below
freezing. In the winter the average air temperature is warmer
than it is for tundra, which lies north of the taiga.
•The taiga climate has an average annual rainfall of 12 - 33
inches (30 - 84 cm). Most of it falls in the summer as rain.

6. Trees (They Are Important too Right?)
•The taiga is the largest biome. The taiga is primarily a coniferous
forest (evergreen trees with needles) like the temperate rainforest,
but the taiga is located between 50 degrees latitude north and the
Arctic circle. Many coniferous trees (evergreens with needles) grow
in the taiga. The taiga has fewer animal species than the tropical or
temperate deciduous forests.Spruce, hemlock and fir are the primary
trees of the taiga.In contrast, evergreen trees do not have to regrow
leaves in the spring. However, they risk a chance of breakage from
heavy snow falls.The Eastern Red Cedar is a small evergreen that
commonly grows to a height of 10-50 feet.

7. Taiga’s Soil Type
•Occurs as a result of the acid soil solution produced under
needleleaf trees. The main soil order associated with the
taiga is spodosol.
•Spodosol soil is commonly found in cool, moist environments under
coniferous forest vegetation. Surface litter composed of pine needles
breaks down in the presence of water to form a weak organic acid.
Acidic soil water removes base ions in solution to create an acidic soil.
Easily dissolved materials are leached from surface layers leaving
behind the most resistant material like quartz creating an ashy-grey,
near-surface layer. Layers at depth are stained with iron and
aluminum oxides.

8. Pictures of the Nature
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9. Pictures of Taiga’s Animals
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10. Thank You!
•Thank You for Watching This Slide Show
•I Hope You Got a Lot of Information From this
About our Wonderful Biome TAIGA!!