CONIFEROUS FOREST

OTHER NAMES

• Boreal forest
• Taiga

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BIOME

• Climate: winters are long, cold and dry. Summers are moderately warm, moist and very short.
• Rainfall: reg. coniferous forest- 300 to 900 mm temperate coniferous forest- 2,000 mm
• Interest facts: The largest terrestrial biome, located under the tundra biome

FOUR ANIMALS FOUND HERE AND HOW THEY ADAPT— #1

• Snowshoe hares: they change their fur color from season to season. White during the winter and brown during the summer.

FOUR ANIMALS FOUND HERE AND HOW THE ADAPT— #2

• Bear: the bear eats berries and salmon before hibernation during the winter. The bear stays in hibernation until spring time.

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• Birds: mist birds are herbivores, but few, like an eagle, are omnivore. To adapt, they migrate south. They eat a variety of foods such as: combination of berries, nuts, worms, and small rodents or fish.

FOUR ANIMALS FOUND HERE AND HOW THEY ADAPT— #4

• Bobcat: like the hares, they change the color of their fur during seasons. It is a carnivore and mainly eats rabbits, birds, and other small prey.

FOUR PLANTS FOUND HERE AND HOW THEY ADAPT—#1

• Coniferous Tree: has thick bark to protect them from the cold. They have cone shaped branches which help them cope with heavy snowfall, and pine cones help protect seeds.

FOUR PLANTS FOUND HERE AND HOW THEY ADAPT—#2

• Columbine: has the ability to reproduce itself quickly. Has bright colored flowers, even though it may look fragile it isn’t.

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• Blue spruce: specific name(Picea Pungens Var. Glauca) upright shape, able to maintain color and growth in acidic soil, like a coniferous forest.

FOUR PLANTS FOUND HERE AND HOW THEY ADAPT—#4

• Thimble berry: grows in open areas like trails, has raspberry like fruit and its eaten by many animals

IMPORTANCE OF THE CONIFEROUS FOREST

• The coniferous forest contains very important trees. The forest also takes advantage of environmental conditions. The most important about the coniferous forest is the fact that it is a biome that sustains life.

3 REASONS WHY BIODIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT

• Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in an ecosystem.
• 1: without biodiversity we wouldn’t have so many different species in the world.
• 2: people who eat meat need biodiversity. It provides the animals they like to eat.
• 3: biodiversity helps improve food crops. We can find new breeds of plants and cross them with our food.

3 WAYS THE CONIFEROUS FOREST IS BEING THREATENED

• 1: competition between species can cause extinction, thus harming biodiversity.
• 2: climate change effects biodiversity because some animals couldn’t survive the change of weather.
• 3: the actions of humans caused some extinction in the US, so we effect biodiversity simply starting by throwing a piece of trash in the forest. This leads to the ultimate affect pollution, which can cause animals to die out.