What is the Boreal Forest Biome?
The boreal forest biome (also commonly reffered to as the taiga) is the largest terrestial biome in the world. It covers North America (mostly inland Canada, Alaska, and part of the northern United States) and Eurasia ( Scandinavia, Russia). The Boreal Forest Biome is characterized by it’s long, harsh cold winters and short, warm, and humid summers. Summers last only about 1 to 3 months. The Boreal Forest Biome has a subarctic climate. This means that in the winter, temperatures are usually below freezing, and can sometimes surpass the lows of the Tundra, the coldest biome in the world. This biome is critical to the lives of many living things and is home to plants such as evergreen, fir, and spruce, and to animals such as caribou, wolves, moose,
bears, rabbits, and lynx. |