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1 Boreal Forest (Taiga)

2 Climate The average tempature range is -65ーF to 80ーF through out the whole year. The annual rainfall for this climate is between mm. They have short, warm, humid summers. Little snow in long winters but if snow does fall it can remain on the ground up to nine months due to little sunlight getting threw the large vegitation.

3 Abiotic Factors The soil in the Boreal Forest is very nurtient-poor. Little life grows on this forest floor, since it is covered by all the fallen leaves of the disiduous tree, along with having acids from the evergreen’s pine needles. The little plants that grow there are lichens and some mosses.

4 Dominant Plants There are only four dominant plants in the Boreal Forest and those are the Larch, Spruce,Fir, and Pine. But the Taiga has Birtch, Aspen, Willow, and Rowan as a dominant plant.

5 Dominant Animals Bears, Wolverines, Woodland caribou, American black deer,owls, eagles, foxes weasles, lynx, wolves, are the main animals that can withstand the harsh conditions of the Boreal Forests.

6 Geographical Distribution
61 degrees north latitude and 113 degrees west longitude

7 Impact of Human Activity
Humans have been cutting down the Forest in Siberia since the fall of the Soviet Union. Less the 8% of Boreal forests are protected. And 50% have been given to logging industries.

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