Taiga

=__Taiga __=



The Taiga is Russian for "forest" and is also the biome of the needleleaf forest. Taiga’s are located mainly in [|Canada]  (North America) and [|Russia]  (Eurasia). (Click [|here]  for general location of the Taiga biomes). The average temperature for a taiga can be from 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer to -80 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter (40 degrees Celsius to -62 degrees Celsius). The annual average of precipitation is about 250mm in a Taiga. Last, the Taiga is the worlds largest terrestrial biome.

= **East Siberian Taiga** =



The East Siberian Taiga is located between the Yenisei river and the Lena river. This is located at the heart of Siberia. The East Siberian Taiga is 1,600 kilometers long from north to south. The summers in the taiga are very hot and the winters are cold. For more information on the East Siberian Taiga [|Click Here] .

=** What should someone Pack for an East Siberian Adventure? **=

The East Siberian Taiga would not be an easy place to live if you're a human. If it was summer you would need a lot of water due to the extreme heat and in the winter you would need to wear extremely warm clothes because of the extreme temperature. Also, you would need to bring a lot of food since the Taiga biome has a low biodiversity compared to other biomes in order to obtain food. Your adventure would be roaming through an endless coniferous forest. media type="youtube" key="NV-0uxpZjt8" height="344" width="425"  An unlucky individual who found himself lost in an East Siberian Taiga

= **Siberian Chipmunk** =



The Siberian chipmunk is a herbivore. Some predators of the Siberian chipmunk are birds of prey, and wild cats. The chipmunk lives in the bushy under story of the East Siberian Taiga. For more information on this organism

= Evergreen Trees =

(Spruce, Fir, and Pine)
 [|Evergreen trees] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> are the dominant plants in a Taiga Biome. They have adapted to withstand harsh winter conditions and have shallow roots in order to soak up more water. Their pines have a dark green color to absorb more sunlight in the summer. Last, evergreen needles limit water lost due to transpiration.



= Broadleaf Trees =

(Birch, Aspen, Willow, Rowan)
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">Broadleaf trees aren't as populous as Evergreen trees in a Taiga Biome but they also adapt to harsh winter conditions like the Evergreen trees. They grow wherever soil is the best quality and where the sunlight is most abundant.



= Siberian Tiger =



<span style="FONT-SIZE: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">The siberian tiger is found in the thick forests of the taiga. A major predator of the siberian tiger are humans. The siberian tiger mostly eats deer, badgers, rabbits, boars, and cattle. For more information on the Siberian Tiger <span style="FONT-SIZE: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Click Here]

= Mosses, Lichens, and Grasses =

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Mosses] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> and  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Lichens] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"> grow mostly on damp ground but they can also grow on sides of trees, but  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">[|grasses] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">mostly grow where ever sunlight is shining the most through the thick view of the trees growing around. You will not see very much mosses, lichens, and grasses compared to other coniferous trees that grow everywhere in an East Siberian Taiga.



= Siberian Musk Deer =



<span style="FONT-SIZE: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">Siberian musk deer are found on the forest understory of the East Siberian Taiga. These deer are herbivores eating only leaves, flowers and different grasses. A major predator of these deer are the Siberian Tigers. For more information on these deer [[http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/moscmosc.htm|Click Here

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