Boreal Forest Biome

Period 2
Seth Rodriguez, Dan Ma, Karina
Castillo
Boreal Forest Location

Source: http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/images/taiga/taiga_500.jpg
General Identifying Characteristics
Cold climate
Found between 50 - 60 North in
North America and Eurasia
Relatively low precipitation
Nutrient poor soil
Plants that can tolerate low
temperatures, coniferous.

Source: Environmental Science for AP* textbook

Abiotic Factors
Low amounts of precipitation,
mostly snow.
Cold temperatures due to subarctic
location.
Nutrient-poor soil due to slow
decomposition
Cold long winters, short cool
summers. Source: http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/images/taiga/cforestmt.jpg

Short growing season, usually less

than 3 months.
Biotic Factors
Animals that make up the
food chain in the biome are
adapted to the cold weather
and gain advantages by
having characteristics like
hibernating or migrating
Indicator animals include:
Black Bears
Otters
Snowshoe Hares
Elk
Bobcats
The cold climate and short
growing season determines
the plants that grow in boreal
Source:
http://www.marietta.edu/~b
forests. Plants such as
iol/biomes/images/taiga/el
km2.jpg
evergreen trees can survive
the cold temperatures.
Indicator plants include:
Pine Trees
Moss
Source: Lichen
http://www.marietta.edu/~bio
l/biomes/images/taiga/sequoi
a5.jpg
Fir Trees
Giant Sequoia