TAIGA

Nicole & Katie Taiga Another name for taiga is Coniferous forests. This is because most of the trees there produce cones. There are a few caribou that are becoming extinct. That is why humans need to stop cutting down trees. A taiga is a huge forest with many different speciesof animals. The weather is usually cold and most of the treesare evergreens. All the animals have a coat of fur to keep them warm during the cold days.
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The vegetation in the Taiga Is very full and rich with it. Its’ trees are very dominant like the Needleleaf and the coniferous, they are some of the many trees that surround the land. There are 4 main trees though; there is the pine, the evergreen spruce, fur, and deciduous larch. The main reason you find these main trees growing in the Taiga is because they adapted to the extreme and harsh conditions. Animals such as lynx, cougars, moose, deer, cyotes, bears and wolves use the Taiga as their habitat. All of these animals are mainly carnivores or omnivores except the moose is a herbivore.

The climate for this biome gets very cold. They have long cold winters, even up to 6 month. It can get up to below freezing. Their summer is short because they may only get up to 50-100 frost free or scorching days. It can get as hot as 100 degrees and higher
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 * What’s interesting about the Taiga is that most of the trees are actually shaped a certain way for it survive the climate and what not. For example, the Needleleafs have narrow leaves to reduce the surface area through the water so later can be lost. Especially in the winter when the ground is frozen. This keeps the plant from replenishing their supply of water.**


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