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Taigas

Characterized by coniferous forests, taiga (or boreal forest) is the largest terrestrial biome in the world. It comprises 27 percent of the world's forest cover with its largest areas found in Canada and Russia.

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What kinds of arachnids can you findd in the taiga?

what different types of spiders are In the taiga

What are some decomposers in the Taiga?

The Taiga region has a subarctic climate. Invertebrates in this area include: beterotrophic bacteria, Pleurozium Schreberi, Calothrix, Testate Amoebae and Ixodes Persulcatus.

What is a brief description of a taiga forest?

The taiga biome is sometimes called a coniferous forest. This is because it is home to many coniferous trees such as pine, spruce, fir, and hemlock.

Taiga biomes are found between 50 and 60 degrees north latitudes. The taiga is the largest land biome on Earth, covering over 15 percent of the Earth's land. A large area of taiga is located in the northernmost forests across Europe, Asia, and North America. The taiga generally has two seasons. The summers are short, moist, and warm. The winters are long, cold, and dry. Most precipitation is in the form of snow, though rain does occur during the summer. Most animals in the tundra hibernate or migrate during the winter. Hawks, bears, foxes, wolves, deer, bats, and chipmunks can be found in the taiga.

What animals in the taiga?

The animals in the Taiga biome are specially adapted to live in extremely harsh winters, and moderate summers. The Gray Wolf has a rough fur coat, which can vary from gray, brown, white or black. Their tails are long and bushy and had long legs with large paws for navigation of deep snow. The gray wolf is the largest wild canine. They stand three feet high with a length of three to five feet from nose to the tip of their tail. The males are predominately bigger than the females weighing from 40 pounds to a whopping 176 pounds. These wolfs have characteristic yellow eyes with pointed ears.

They thrive in areas where food is plentiful. By traveling in packs they make killing their prey easier. Gray wolfs are most plentiful in northern Russia where the winters are long and the summers are short. This wolf has a lot of special adaptations. Their thick coat is comprised of wooly fur to insure good insulation, with long hairs to keep out moisture. With their pointy ears comes a sense of hearing that is twenty times sharper than any human's, and a sense of smell that can be up to hundred times better. They also have a reflective retina, which allows for better night vision. Gray wolfs have an amazing amount of stamina, they can cover eighteen miles at a moderate pace, and have a top speed of up to forty miles and hour.

These wolfs are strictly carnivores they feed on moose, caribou, and other deer-like organisms. They have also been known to be scavengers when food is scarce. Gray wolfs are top predators, secondary consumers and have no natural enemies. The only threat to them is humans. In North America they are endangered. They help keep the ecosystem going by preying on weak animals, so there is food for stronger ones.

The American Black Bear are predators in the Taiga biome. They weigh from 220 to 594 pounds. The average height of a standing black bear is from 5 to 6 feet. This bear is well adapted with its many layers of thick fur. They have short claws to assist climbing trees, and they hibernate in the winter. 75% of their diet consists of plants, and 25% from dead animals, small insects, rodents and honey. They help the environment by killing off elderly of over-populated species. This animal is a secondary consumer.

An endangered animal in the Taiga biome is the Canadian Lynx. It's close to an average house cat but larger. It has a powerful body, with stubby furry legs and large feet. The Lynx is quick and attacks without warning. It mainly hunts snowshoe hares, but will also eat meadow voles, caribou, sheep, and small deer. It can weigh 11-45 pounds and be up to 4 feet tall. Humans are destroying their habitat but lately the Lynx has been making a comeback. They are carnivorous secondary consumers.

The long eared owl is a predator, or Consumer. It's currently not on the endangered species list. It flies low to the ground using its good night sight to swoop up small mice and rodents. Using their long strong talons to tear the helpless animals into pieces for delicious consumption. This is my favorite animal in the Taiga Biome.

The Bobcat is another animal that resides in the Taiga biome. It is a top predator and feeds on mice, rabbits, squirrels and game birds that live on the ground. Some bobcats are even kept as pets in the back of some households, although they remain untamed.

In the Taiga Biome there are many important plants and trees. Poplar trees are used for the shading qualities. They are fast growing trees and have many uses like carpenters creating things made of wood and paper makers using the tree for paper pulp.

The Black Spruce is another tree located in the Taiga. It is often used to build residences. The black spruce has a great quality to it due to its natural layering it is extremely strong. We use the Black Spruce frequently when building new houses and wouldn't have as strong houses without it. The Douglas fir is a very important tree. It is used for building houses and for the flooring in houses. The natives used it for fuel on the fire and for fishing rods. It is familiar because it thrives a lot in world and also occurs here in the northwest.

The Eastern Red Cedar is home to many animals and supplies a source of food for waxwings, peasants, and other birds. Its wood is used for making fence posts and pencils and serves as a shelter for animals in the winter. The Jack Pine is an important tree to carpenters. It is used for creating houses. It thrives in the taiga with its waxy needles and thick tough bark. Another use is for making paper and using shreds of it to pack fragile materials.

The Bald eagle is the United States national bird. It is a dominant, large strong bird. They are birds of prey and omnivorous. They have recently been put on the endangered list and are in the process of being put on the recovered species list. Lack of food, destroying of habitats, and hunting has put these birds where they are. Without humans I believe they would thrive. The Gray Wolf has been put on the endangered list for North America and is in the process of being a recovered species. They are apart of it due to human interference and hunting

Another endangered species on the list, that live in the taiga are River Otters. They are cute little mammals that thrive in the water. They are on the list due to poor water quality, which in turn affects the fish, which is their main food source. The Canadian Lynx is hunted for its meat and lush fur. Human interference is the main cause for them being on the endangered species list. They are amazing animals and I would like to see them thrive once more.

The taiga is the largest of Earth's Biomes. We get much of our wood supply from it. It's a coniferous forest, which allows for early photosynthesis of trees and plants allowing them to create energy as soon as the sun is present. The Taiga is also home to many animals that have special adaptations to the cold. It bears many of the trees that are used in housing and other industries, which we benefit from a lot.

Some weaknesses of the Taiga Biome are the high rate of forest fire. Much of the land is forest, which is highly susceptible to fire. For housing and development the long winters and short summers make it not a very enjoyable place to reside. There also isn't a lot of variation in plant and vegetation which attributes to the fairly low variance in animals that live within the biome.

How are the tundra and taiga similar?

Tundra and the Taiga are alike in many ways. Firstly, they both have very cold winters, in the Tundra temperatures can drop to almost -94 degrees F, in the Taiga, the winter temperatures are between -65 and 30 degrees F. They also both have very short springs and falls, they don't really count as seasons, just short periods in between winter and summer. They are also both closer to the poles than to the equator, and are located in the northern hemisphere. The Tundra is located from 55º-70º N, the Taiga just below the Tundra. They are both located in the same continents, North America, Asia, and Europe.

Does the taiga have mountains?

yes, the taiga has mountains. the rocky mountains are some of the mountains here.

What is the solution for air pollution that affecting taiga?

Causes to the environment in the Taiga are the burning down of trees to make more room for new life.

Why is the taiga a good place for feeding and nesting during the summer for certain species of birds?

Large amounts of grass grow in the tundra in the polar summer, and birds come to eat this grass and nest away from predators.

What is another name for taiga?

Coniferous forest
Another name for the Taiga Biome would be the Boreal Forest.
forest

What can people do to help protect the taiga?

To save the animals we can protest for their rights and have them protected. Use e-mail and send a message to friends and family to stand up and tell the wood product industries what they're destroying and that it needs to stop! Raise money to reserve to reserve land on the Taiga. Don't waste any paper or tissue or any other wood related products. Use wood products less and less and you may help more than you think. Think before you throw away, recycle!

What is a huge evergreen forest called taiga grow in what region?

If you are asking w
here the taiga is located, it is in the northern hemisphere, and is located in Russia and Canada

What type of fish live in the taiga?

Arctic lamprey, lake trout, lake and mountain whitefish, arctic cisco, longnose sucker, arctic grayling, dolly varden, burbot, walleye, and northern pike...

What is a predator in the taiga?

The coyote, or canis latrans, the gray wolf, canis lupus,the arctic fox, alopex lagopus, the red fox, vulpes vulpes, the wolverine, and the black bear are some common predators in the taiga, or boreal forest. The mink, the lynx, many species of owls, weasels and bald eagles also hunt there.

What other organisms live in taiga or boreal biome?

In the Taiga biome, there are all sorts of animals, ranging from reindeer and caribou, bears (grizzly and brown bears), mustelinae and rodents of all types (squirrels, voles, chipmunks, etc.), lapines.

Wolverines, wolves, coyotes and bison also thrive in this environment.

Can taiga plants and taiga animals cooperate to survive?

Not a man peeing. it's an example of a redwood and moss. the redwood provides the moss a place to live, while the moss gives the tree protection. ;D

What do homes in the taiga look like?

A is full of trees and is located in many countries including the U.S.

Are there ferns in the taiga?

Bass, solemn,and trout are the only fish in the taiga

What are environmental concerns of the taiga?

Deforestation, endangerment of Siberian Tigers which have a home in the Taiga. What many people do not know is that the Taiga is jusdt as damage as the Amazon Rainforest if not worse. But not many people know about the Taiga so it has not been improving much at all.

What are taiga denizens?

Animals and other creatures that call the taiga home.

Elks

What are examples of parasitism in taiga biome?

There are many types, though one is when a bald eagle makes it's nest in a tree without harming or benefiting it while benefiting itself.