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Taiga

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TAIGA

BY DESIREE NAVEJA AND MADISYN COOKE
Photo by VinothChandar

WORLD DISTRIBUTION

ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF CANADA, EUROPE, AND ASIA

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE

WINTERS- -54 TO -1 SUMMERS- -7 TO 21 DEGREES CELCUS
Photo by mueritz

AVERAGE PRECIPITATION

30-85CM A YEAR

TYPICAL PLANTS

  • Not a lot of plants grow because of harsh conditions.
  • But lichens, mosses, and trees like white spruce, pine, hemlock doglas fir and evergreens grow.

TYPICAL ANIMALS

  • American black bear, bald eagle, bobcat ,Canadian lynx,
  • Gray wolf, grizzly bear, long eared owl, red fox,
  • River otter, snow shoe rabbit, and wolverine

ECOLOGICAL CONCERNS

DEFORESTAION, OVER LOGGING, AND FORREST FIRES

CURRENT CONSERVATION EFFORTS

LARGEST INTACT FORREST AND WETLAND REMAINING ON EARTH
Photo by Monstrue

FUTURE CONSERVATION EFFORTS

PROTECTING ATLEAST 50 PERCENT OF THE REGION
Photo by The U.S. Army

GENERAL PHSICAL DESCRIPTION

A NEEDLELEAF FOREST
Photo by wackybadger

HABIT DESCRIPTION

A MOSAIC AND NEEDLELEAF FORREST

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