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Muskox live in one of the harshest biomes – tundra. Their thick fur keeps them warm.
Image from https://letanque.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/muskox_arctic_tundra1.jpg
Coniferous Forest
• Predominantly conifer trees
– aka “Evergreens” as most keep their needles all year
• Needles vs. leaves, cones instead of flowers
• Adapted to very cold or very dry conditions
• Examples are spruce, firs, pines
Image from https://figures.boundless.com/19802/large/figure-44-03-08.jpe
2 Regional Types of
Coniferous Forests
• Northern boreal
– Between 50-60o N latitude
– -40oF to 70oF annual temps
– 12 to 35 inches precip/year
• But low evaporation rates
• Temperate high elevations
– North America, Asia, Europe
– Slightly warmer temps
– Up to 80 inches precip/year
Image from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Cedrus_deodara_Manali_2.jpg/248px-Cedrus_deodara_Manali_2.jpg
Some Coniferous Forest Animals
Bald eagle image
from
http://img.ehowcdn.com/750
x500/ehow/images/a06/e3/k
5/animals-_amp_amp_-
plants-boreal-forest-1.1-
800x800.jpg
Tundra Animals
Polar bear image from
http://room42.wikispaces.com/file/view/tundra_animals.jpg
/33543683/tundra_animals.jpg
Increasing altitude
from sea level
Coniferous forest
Images from
https://shbowen3297.wikispaces.com/file/view/334981-46510-
54.jpg/262128246/334981-46510-54.jpg AND
http://bugwoodcloud.org/images/768x512/1359027.jpg
References and Links
• NASA Earth Observatory site “Mission:
Biomes”
– https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/experiments/bi
ome
• USDA NRCS Soils Education site
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/d
etailfull/soils/health/biology/?cid=nrcs142p2_
053868
• University of California Berkeley Museum of
Paleontology