BOREAL FOREST

WHERE

• Canada
• Alaska
• Russia

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AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL

• Temperature- ranges from 23 to 41 degrees Fahrenheit
• Alaska and Siberia reach to 14 degrees
• Rainfall- ranges for 20cm to 200cm a year

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ABIOTIC FACTORS

• Extreme Variation Temperature
• Heavy Snowfall
• Poor Soil
• Away From Sea

ADAPTATIONS

• Bears with Thick Fur keeps animals warm in harsh winters
• Moose are Larger than other animals to conserve and keep warm
• Deers have Long thin legs to travel through thick snow
• Rodents dig to escape cold and predators

Endangered Species
Specifically in Ontario, the Great Owl is going extinct. If they are removed from the ecosystem vermin will increase rapidly.

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PEOPLE HAVE IMPACTED THE BIOME BY...

• Mining- destroys the area
• Oil and Gas- destroyed animal homes and kills some animals

Sources
http://www.rom.on.ca/ontario/risk.php?region=3

http://interesting-animal-facts.com/Boreal-Forest-Animal-Facts/Boreal-Fores...

http://www.tutorvista.com/biology/abiotic-factors-of-the-taiga-biome?view=s...

The Boreal Forest Biome www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/boreal.htm

http://www.vtaide.com/png/taiga.htm

http://www.ramp-alberta.org/river/boreal/impacts.aspx